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When brothers dwell together : the preeminence of younger siblings in the Hebrew Bible / / Frederick E. Greenspahn



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Autore: Greenspahn Frederick E. <1946-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: When brothers dwell together : the preeminence of younger siblings in the Hebrew Bible / / Frederick E. Greenspahn Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1994
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (206 p.)
Disciplina: 221.8306875
Soggetto topico: Brothers in the Bible
Sisters in the Bible
First-born children in the Bible
Note generali: Previously issued in print: 1994.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-174) and indexes.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Firstborn of All Creation; 2. An Unnatural Custom; Sacrifice of Firstborns; Inheritance; Israelite Inheritance; bekor; Succession; Summary; 3. The Last Shall Be First; 4. Every Brother a Supplanter; 5. The Son God Has Chosen; Selected Bibliography; Index of Biblical and Other Sources; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
Sommario/riassunto: This study of siblings in the Hebrew Bible describes how the Bible develops some of its most memorable plots around sibling interaction. The author seeks an explanation for the Bible's preference for younger siblings, who tend to emerge triumphant in tales of sibling rivalry.
Titolo autorizzato: When brothers dwell together  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-19-774188-6
1-280-44342-1
0-19-535955-0
0-585-33211-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910819348403321
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Serie: Oxford scholarship online.