The Exegesis of the Pentateuch

Ska, Jean-Louis

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“…The election (and the dis-election) of the principal characters of Genesis provides not only a unifying theme binding the book’s sections together, but also a clear structure and a theological foundation for Jewish identity. These and other topics are further discussed in two important volumes: in a selection of essays authored by Ska (2009) and in Genesis and Christian Theology edited by MacDonald, Elliott, and Macaskill (2012). Though both works combine synchronic and diachronic methodologies, they are mentioned here because of their substantial theological contribution to the field.…”

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“…Known in Jewish tradition as the Covenant between the Pieces, Genesis 15 is ‘the very heart of the Abraham story’ (Westermann 1995: 230). In The Yahwist , Van Seters (2013) enters into debate with Ska (2009) and comments on the genre, dating, and the covenantal theology of Genesis 15: ‘It is an exilic document contemporary with Second Isaiah, expressing the same hopes and concerns as the prophet of that period’ (Van Seters 2013: 232). The following chapter of Genesis, and especially its relationship to the parallel story in Genesis 21, have also been contentious issues.…”

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The Abraham Narratives in Genesis 12–25

Sonek

2019

Currents in Biblical Research

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This article attempts to trace the development of exegesis of Genesis 12–25 in scholarly works published since 2000. Five types of studies are introduced and briefly evaluated: (1) commentaries on the biblical pericopes in question; (2) works discussing the historical formation of the Abraham narratives; (3) synchronic and theological studies; (4) reception studies; and (5) other detailed studies of Genesis 12–25. The article presents a wide range of methodological approaches, and aims to delineate current trends in the study of Genesis 12–25.

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The Abraham Narratives in Genesis 12–25

Sonek

2019

Currents in Biblical Research

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Genesis in Source and Redaction Criticism Today

Gertz¹

2022

The Cambridge Companion to Genesis

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Indigenous Rights and the Legacies of the Bible

Brett

2024

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A Christian imagination of colonial discovery permeated the early modern world, but legal histories developed in very different ways depending on the imperial jurisdictions. This volume explores the contradictions and ironies that emerged in the interactions between biblical warrants and colonial theories of Indigenous “natural” rights. The early debates in the Americas mutated in the British colonies with a range of different outcomes after the American Revolution, and tracking the history of biblical interpretation provides an illuminating pathway through these historical complexities. A ground-breaking legal judgement in the High Court of Australia, Mabo v. Queensland (1992), demonstrates the enduring legacies of debates concerning Indigenous rights over the previous five centuries. Among other peculiarities, the case reveals that the Australian colonies represent the only jurisdiction of the English common law tradition within which no treaties were made with the First Nations. Instead, there is a peculiar development of terra nullius ideology, which can be traced back to the historic influences of the book of Genesis in Puritan thought in the seventeenth century. Bearing in mind the differences between ancient and modern notions of indigeneity, a fresh understanding of this history is timely as settler colonial states reflect on the implications of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007). The discussion is particularly relevant for the four states who initially voted against the Declaration: the USA, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.

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The Exegesis of the Pentateuch

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The Abraham Narratives in Genesis 12–25

The Abraham Narratives in Genesis 12–25

Genesis in Source and Redaction Criticism Today

Indigenous Rights and the Legacies of the Bible

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