Belonging in Genesis: Biblical Israel and the Politics of Identity Formation

Cover -- Half Title Page, Title Page, Copyright, Dedication -- Contents -- A Note on Terminology and Translation -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Playing by Different Rules: Reading Genesis through Its Deferrals -- 2. (Un)conventional Genesis: Two Ways of Reading Identity and the Divine Word -- 3. Family St...

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Main Author: Mbuvi, Amanda Beckenstein (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Waco Baylor University Press 2016
In:Year: 2016
Reviews:[Rezension von: Mbuvi, Amanda Beckenstein, 1976-, Belonging in Genesis] (2018) (González Holguín, Julián Andrés)
RelBib Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Electronic books
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: Mbuvi, Amanda Beckenstein: Belonging in Genesis : Biblical Israel and the Politics of Identity Formation. - Waco : Baylor University Press,c2016
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Summary:Cover -- Half Title Page, Title Page, Copyright, Dedication -- Contents -- A Note on Terminology and Translation -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Playing by Different Rules: Reading Genesis through Its Deferrals -- 2. (Un)conventional Genesis: Two Ways of Reading Identity and the Divine Word -- 3. Family Storytelling: The Relationship between Genesis and Its Readers -- 4. The Theology of Genealogy: A Boundary Breaking Foundation for Identity -- 5. The Social Ladder and the Family Tree: Competing Approaches to Structuring Identity
6. Fruitfulness: The Emergence of a New Identity beyond Insider/Outsider Dichotomies -- Postscript -- Works Cited -- Indices
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record
ISBN:1602587477