essays in the theology of the Pentateuch Blenkinsopp, Joseph 1927- creator text bibliography miu Grand Rapids, Mich W.B. Eerdmans c2004 2004 monographic eng

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x, 228 p. ; 23 cm. Memory, tradition, and the construction of the past in ancient Israel -- Old Testament theology and the Jewish-Christian connection -- Creation, the body, and care for a damaged world -- Sacrifice and social maintenance in ancient Israel -- YHVH and other deities : conflict and accommodation in the religion of Israel -- Gilgamesh and Adam : wisdom through experience in Gilgamesh and in the biblical story of the man, the woman, and the snake -- Structure, theme, and motif in the succession history (2 Samuel 11-20; 1 Kings 1-2) and the history of human origins (Genesis 1-11) -- The Judge of all the earth (Genesis 18:22-33) -- Biographical patterns in biblical narrative : foklore and paradigm in the Jacob story -- What happened at Sinai? : structure and meaning in the Sinai-Horeb narrative (Exodus 19-34) -- Deuteronomy and the politics of postmortem existence -- We pay no heed to heavenly voices : the "end of prophecy" and the formation of the canon. Joseph Blenkinsopp. Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-215) and indexes. Criticism, interpretation, etc BS1225.52 .B54 2004 230.0411 Ble 2004 0802826792 (paper back) 2004043402 DLC 150206 20250922111742.0 13494383