Literary Criticism of the Old Testament

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Fortress Press, 1977 - 86 páginas
This well-written introduction to the method of literary criticism gives the reader an awareness and appreciation of the rich diversity of thought found in the Old Testament. The student is shown how to identify the elements of structure, style, form, language, and composition in the books of the Old Testament. Norman Habel demonstrates how literacy criticism works with examples which are familiar and well-suited for a beginner's level of study. The literary features of Genesis 1-9 are fully explored, then the author focuses on the importance of the Yahwist and priestly sources for the whole Pentateuch. This book's explanation of techniques used in the process of literary criticism will be valuable to both student and professor.

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INTRODUCING LITERARY CRITICISM
1
Examples of Literary Criticism
8
DISCOVERING LITERARY SOURCES
18
Comparing the Evidence of Genesis 69
28
INTERPRETING LITERARY SOURCES THE YAHWIST AND THE PROMISE
43
The Need for the Promise
48
The Patriarchs and the Promise
52
Moses and the Promise
60
INTERPRETING LITERARY SOURCES THE PRIESTLY WRITER AND THE COVENANT
65
The Priestly Writer at Work
66
The Abraham Covenant Initiated
71
The Covenant Remembered in Egypt
77
The Structuring of the Covenant Relationship At Sinai
79
GLOSSARY
84
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
85
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Página 58 - I give it, and to thy seed; and thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south; and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
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Página 62 - Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.

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