Creation, Un-creation, Re-creation : A discursive commentary on Genesis 1-11 Paperback / softback
by Professor Joseph (University of Notre Dame, USA) Blenkinsopp
Paperback / softback
Description
This is a new commentary volume looking at the theological and literary motivations of "Genesis" 1-11.
Joseph Blenkinsopp provides a new commentary on "Genesis" 1-11, the so-called 'Primeval History' in which the account of creation is given.
Blenkinsopp works with the conviction that, from a biblical point of view, creation cannot be restricted to a single event, nor to two versions of an event (as depicted in "Genesis" 1-3) but, rather, must take in the whole period of creation arranged in the sequence: creation - uncreation - recreation (as can be derived from "Genesis" 1-11).
Through the course of the commentary, presented in continuous discussion rather than in a rigid verse-by-verse form, Blenkinsopp takes into account pre-modern interpretations of the texts, especially in the Jewish interpretative tradition, as well as modern, historical-critical interpretations.
Blenkinsopp works from the perspective of acknowledging the text's literary integrity as an 'authored' work, rather than focusing simply on the its background in various sources (whilst of course paying due attention to those sources). This enables Blenkinsopp's engaging discussion to focus upon the literary and theological artistry of the material at hand.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:232 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:17/02/2011
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- ISBN:9780567372871
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:232 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:17/02/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9780567372871
