Edom, Israel's brother and antagonist : the role of Edom in biblical prophecy and story / / Bert Dicou
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Dicou Bert
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| Titolo: |
Edom, Israel's brother and antagonist : the role of Edom in biblical prophecy and story / / Bert Dicou
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| Pubblicazione: | Sheffield, England, : JSOT Press, c1994 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (233 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 221.6/4 |
| Soggetto topico: | Edomites - Biblical teaching |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: OBADIAH AND OTHER PROPHETIC TEXTS ON EDOM; Part II: GENESIS; Part III: THE ORIGIN OF EDOM'S ROLE AS A TYPE; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The subject of the present book is the theme of Edom in the Old Testament. In the four long oracles against Edom (Isa. 34, Jer. 49.7-22, Ezek. 35, Obadiah), this nation serves as Israel's antagonist and the representative of the enemy nations. Edom also appears in the book of Genesis: Jacob's brother Esau is the patriarch of the Edomites and Esau himself is called Edom as well (Gen. 25-36). Although there is no such negative estimation of Edom as in the prophecies, here too Edom represents the nations, and serves as Israel's opponent. This study discusses the origin and development of Edom's e |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Edom, Israel's brother and antagonist |
| ISBN: | 1-281-80344-8 |
| 9786611803445 | |
| 0-567-13156-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910826778603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Journal for the study of the Old Testament. . -Supplement series ; ; 169.