Genesis as Torah: Reading Narrative as Legal Instruction - Couverture souple

Peterson, Brian Neil

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1532635834 ISBN 13 : 9781532635830

Editeur : Cascade Books, 2018

Synopsis

Should Genesis rightly be identified as law--that is, as torah or legal instruction for Israel? Peterson argues in the affirmative, concluding that Genesis serves a greater function than merely offering a prehistory or backstory for the people of Israel. As the introductory book to the Torah, Genesis must first and foremost be read as legal instruction for Israel. And how exactly is that instruction presented? Peterson posits that many of the Genesis accounts serve as case law. The Genesis narratives depict what a number of key laws in the pentateuchal law codes look like in practice. When Genesis is read through this lens, the rhetorical strategy of the biblical author(s) becomes clear and the purpose for including specific narratives takes on new meaning.

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À propos de l'auteur

Brian Neil Peterson is Associate Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee. He has authored a number of peer-reviewed articles and books including Ezekiel in Context (2012), The Authors of the Deuteronomistic History (2014), John's Use of Ezekiel (2015), What Was the Sin of Sodom? (2016), and Genesis as Torah (2018). He has also co-authored an OT survey titled, Voice, Word, and Spirit: A Pentecostal Survey of the Old Testament (2017).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cascade Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1532635834
• ISBN 13: 9781532635830
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 196
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