02852nam 2200625Ia 450 991045366240332120200520144314.01-281-81372-997866118137270-567-50015-2(CKB)1000000000550991(EBL)436946(OCoLC)281185184(SSID)ssj0000216879(PQKBManifestationID)12057350(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000216879(PQKBWorkID)10201977(PQKB)10399980(MiAaPQ)EBC436946(Au-PeEL)EBL436946(CaPaEBR)ebr10250767(CaONFJC)MIL181372(OCoLC)893334557(EXLCZ)99100000000055099119960213d1995 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOut of Eden[electronic resource] reading, rhetoric, and ideology in Genesis 2-3 /Beverly J. StrattonSheffield, England Sheffield Academic Pressc19951 online resource (297 p.)Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;208Includes indexes.0-567-06911-7 1-85075-575-2 Includes bibliographical references.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 AuthorsOut 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 interpretatiJournal for the study of the Old Testament.Supplement series ;208.CreationBiblical teachingRhetoric in the BibleElectronic books.CreationBiblical teaching.Rhetoric in the Bible.222/.1106Stratton Beverly J880676MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453662403321Out of Eden1966931UNINA