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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462013003321

Autore

Lim Johnson T. K

Titolo

Grace in the midst of judgment [[electronic resource] ] : grappling with Genesis 1-11 / / Johnson T.K. Lim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : W. de Gruyter, 2002

ISBN

3-11-088220-5

Edizione

[Reprint 2010]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 p.)

Collana

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, , 0934-2575 ; ; Bd. 314

Disciplina

222/.11/007

Soggetti

Grace (Theology)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A slight revision of the author's dissertation (Ph. D.)-- University of Queensland (Australia), 2001.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [230]-248) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Chapter 1 Situating the Thesis -- Chapter 2 Contemporary Hermeneutics -- Chapter 3 The Hermeneutics of Reading -- Chapter 4 Towards a Theological Reading -- Chapter 5 Narrativity and Historiography -- Chapter 6 The Creation -- Chapter 7 Adam and Eve -- Chapter 8 Cain and Abel -- Chapter 9 Noah and the Flood -- Chapter 10 The Tower of Babel -- Chapter 11 Genesis 1-11 and the Old Testament -- Chapter 12 A Theology of Genesis 1-11 -- Chapter 13 Contemporary Significance of the Text -- Chapter 14 Conclusion -- Chapter 15 Postscript -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Author Index -- Scripture Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents the development of a theological reading strategy in conversation with contemporary hermeneutical theories. Using that as a model, Gen 1-11 is read as a unified text refracted through the prism of textuality from a canonical approach.