Birthpangs and Blessings
A Commentary on the Book of Genesis
Erschienen am 15. Januar 2022
368 Seiten
978-1-78959-196-5 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Recent trends in Old Testament studies have radically changed the way we look at the first book of the Bible. This commentary takes account of these developments-acknowledging that traditional source-critical theories need to be re-evaluated, seeking to explore the book holistically, and taking account of its qualities as a 'story'. Clare Amos draws upon her extensive knowledge of the modern Middle East, its peoples, its religions and its problems, to provide new insights into some of the challenges which Genesis offers for faith and life today. Birthpangs and Blessings offers new insights into the spirituality of the Bible, the voyage of mutual discovery between God and humanity, a recurrent theme of this important biblical book.
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Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
Durham
Großbritannien
Dateigröße
0,66 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78959-196-5 (9781789591965)
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Inhalt
- Intro
- Preface to the first edition
- Preface to the second edition
- Introduction
- The standpoint of this commentary
- Structure, sources, dates and contexts
- The origins of Genesis: a working hypothesis
- For further reading
- The story of beginnings (1:1-6:8)
- The song of the seven days (1:1-2:4a)
- Fruits of the earth (2:4b-3:24)
- Brothers and sons (4:1-6:8)
- Theological reflections
- 1. The One and the Two
- 2. The image of God: being and becoming
- The story of the flood-and its aftermath (6:9-11:26)
- Washing the world clean (6:9-9:28)
- Peoples and languages (10:1-11:26)
- Theological reflections
- 1. The chaos of exile
- 2. The grieving of God
- 3. Our good and fragile globe
- 4. The challenge of covenant
- 5. Faith in the city
- The story of Abraham (11:27-25:18)
- The journey starts-and a detour (11:27-13:18)
- The stranger in our midst (14:1-16:16)
- Abraham not Abram (17:1-27)
- Entertaining angels unawares (18:1-19:38)
- The endangered future (20:1-22:24)
- A wedding and two funerals (23:1-25:18)
- Theological reflections
- 1. Context and promise
- 2. Abraham, the figure of faith
- 3. The Aqedah
- 4. Isaac and Ishmael: Palestine-the much promised land
- The story of Jacob (25:19-36:43)
- Double trouble (25:19-34)
- His father's son (26:1-35)
- The stolen blessing (27:1-28:9)
- Visions of the night (28:10-22)
- Tricksters tricked (29:1-31:5)
- Touching God (32:1-33:20)
- A troublesome brood (34:1-31)
- Deaths and births (35:1-36:43)
- Theological reflections
- 1. The setting
- 2. An immoral God?
- 3. An elusive God-with-us
- 4. A vision of brotherhood
- The story of Joseph and his brothers (37:1-50:26)
- Going down . . . and up (37:1-41:57)
- Lives bound together (42:1-45:28)
- Hints of the future (46:1-50:26)
- Theological reflections
- 1. Joseph, caution and paragon
- 2. A technicolor dreamcoat
- 3. The ambiguity remains
- Notes
