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

• Autore: Stratton Beverly J
• Pubblicazione: Sheffield, England, : Sheffield Academic Press, c1995
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Disciplina: 222/.1106
• Soggetto topico: Creation - Biblical teaching; Rhetoric in the Bible
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Out of Eden
• ISBN: 1-281-81372-9; 9786611813727; 0-567-50015-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782223703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Journal for the study of the Old Testament. . -Supplement series ; ; 208.