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Autore |
Williamson Paul R |
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Abraham, Israel and the nations [[electronic resource] ] : the patriarchal promise and its covenantal development in Genesis / / Paul R. Williamson |
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Sheffield, Eng., : Sheffield Academic Press, c2000 |
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1-281-84165-X |
9786611841652 |
0-567-47739-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (313 p.) |
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 315 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral--Queen's University of Belfast), 1998. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 APPROACHES TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENESIS 15 AND 17; Chapter 3 THE COVENANTS IN GENESIS 15 AND 17 COMPARED AND CONTRASTED; Chapter 4 THE PROMISSORY FOCUS OF THE 'COVENANT BETWEEN THE PIECES'; Chapter 5 THE PROMISSORY FOCUS OF THE 'COVENANT OF CIRCUMCISION'; Chapter 6 THE COVENANTAL SIGNIFICANCE OF GENESIS 17; Chapter 7 THE COVENANTS OF GENESIS 15 AND 17 IN THEIR PRESENT LITERARY CONTEXT; Chapter 8 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors |
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The divine promises to Abraham have long been recognized as a key to the book of Genesis as a whole. But their variety, often noted, also raises literary and theological problems. Why do they differ each time, and how are they related to each other and to the story of Abraham? Williamson focuses on the promises in Genesis 15 and 17, and concludes that they are concerned with two distinct but related issues. Genesis 15 guarantees God's promise to make Abraham into a great nation, while Genesis 17 focuses chiefly on God's promise to mediate blessing (through Abraham) to the nations. The two chap |
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