The plot-structure of Genesis : 'will the righteous seed survive?' in the muthos-logical movement from complication to dénouement /

The plot-structure of Genesis : 'will the righteous seed survive?' in the muthos-logical movement from complication to dénouement /

In The Plot-structure of Genesis Todd L. Patterson argues that Genesis is organized by a development from complication to dénouement. The question 'Will the righteous seed survive?' drives the narrative to climax. Gen 4 sets up the complication. Cain and Abel are the seed of the woman who...

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Main Author: Patterson, Todd L.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2018.

Series: Biblical Interpretation Series 160.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2018, ISBN: 9789004353275.

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Bible. > Genesis > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Genesis.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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Call Number: BS1235.52 .P38 2018

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright page
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Tables
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction: The Story of Plot and the Book of Genesis
  • A Muthos-logical Reading Strategy for Genesis
  • In the Beginning: The Return to God's Creation-sanctuary
  • The Noah Plexus: The Undoing of the Undoing of Creation
  • The Terah Plexus: Testing the Righteousness of Abraham
  • The Isaac Plexus: Whatever Happened to the Righteousness of the Seed?
  • The Jacob Plexus and Dénouement: God Will Ensure the Righteousness and Survival of the Seed
  • Conclusion: Plot-structure in Genesis and Beyond.