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Misunderstood Stories: Theological Commentary on Genesis 1-11 - Couverture souple

Gnuse, Robert

 
9781625640079: Misunderstood Stories: Theological Commentary on Genesis 1-11
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ISBN 10 : 1625640072 ISBN 13 : 9781625640079
Editeur : Cascade Books, 2014

Synopsis

Narratives in Genesis 1-11 have been misunderstood in many ways, but they especially have been used to oppress women and African Americans and to present a God of wrath and judgment. This commentary seeks to explain the real message behind those narratives, which is one that speaks of human dignity and equality, that affirms monotheism, that criticizes kings and tyrants, that declares our oneness with the animal realm and nature, and that proclaims a powerful message of divine grace with a deity personally involved in the human world. Humor may also be found in some of these stories. These biblical passages can be best explicated by close reading as well as by knowledge of comparable stories from the ancient Near East and from the classical world, and finally by knowledge of the concomitant social and political values connected with those other myths and narratives.

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À propos de l'auteur

Robert Gnuse is the James C. Carter, SJ/Chase Bank Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Loyola University New Orleans (LUNO), where he teaches Old Testament and world religions. He is the author of numerous books, including No Tolerance for Tyrants (2011), The Old Testament and Process Theology (2001), and No Other Gods (1997).

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Éditeur
Cascade Books
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1625640072
ISBN 13 
9781625640079
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
304
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