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->
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| Titolo: |
When brothers dwell together : the preeminence of younger siblings in the Hebrew Bible / / Frederick E. Greenspahn
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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