1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453662403321

Autore

Stratton Beverly J

Titolo

Out of Eden [[electronic resource] ] : reading, rhetoric, and ideology in Genesis 2-3 / / Beverly J. Stratton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England, : Sheffield Academic Press, c1995

ISBN

1-281-81372-9

9786611813727

0-567-50015-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 208

Disciplina

222/.1106

Soggetti

Creation - Biblical teaching

Rhetoric in the Bible

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes indexes.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 READING AND THE GARDEN STORY; Chapter 2 KNOWING AND EXPERIENCING (IN) THE GARDEN; Chapter 3 SUBTLE RHETORIC-WORD PLAYS IN THE GARDEN; Chapter 4 OUT OF EDEN-IDEOLOGIES, INTERTEXTS AND DIFFERENCE; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX: TRANSLATION WITH NOTES; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Out of Eden contributes towards conversations about interpreting scripture. Rather than adopting traditional views (creation and 'fall' or growth), this study integrates literary-critical theories and feminist scholarship to read the Genesis narrative in relation to concerns of contemporary communities. The question of how we might engage the interpretative process and the rhetorical power of texts as we live our lives 'out of Eden' is addressed. Stratton argues that the interpretration of Genesis 2-3 matters, that there are consequences for the actions we take on the basis of our interpretati



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910698228003321

Autore

Aloise Gene

Titolo

Combating nuclear smuggling [[electronic resource] ] : DHS's cost-benefit analysis to support the purchase of new radiation detection portal monitors was not based on available performance data and did not fully evaluate all the monitors' costs and benefits

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : U.S. Government Accountability Office, , [2006]

Descrizione fisica

26 pages : digital, PDF file

Soggetti

Radiation warning systems - United States - Cost effectiveness

Radioactive substances - Detection - United States

Nuclear terrorism - United States - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Dec. 27, 2006).

Author: Gene Aloise.

"October 17, 2006."

Paper version available from: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.

"GAO-07-133R."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.