| Abram to Abraham: A Literary Analysis of the Abraham Narrative Contributor(s): Fieger, Michael (Other), Hodel-Hoenes, Sigrid (Other), Grossman, Jonathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 3034320779 ISBN-13: 9783034320771 Publisher: Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic P OUR PRICE: $152.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament - Religion | Christianity - Literature & The Arts |
| Series: Das Alte Testament Im Dialog / An Outline of an Old Testamen |
| Physical Information: 1.16" H x 6" W x 9" (1.67 lbs) 574 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Abram to Abraham explores the Abraham saga (11:27-22:24) through a literary lens, following the legendary figure of Abraham as he navigates the arduous odyssey to nationhood. Rather than overlook the textual discrepancies, repetitions and contradictions long noted by diachronic scholars, this study tackles them directly, demonstrating how many problems of the ancient text in fact hold the key to deeper understanding of the narrative and its objectives. Therefore, the book frequently notes the classic division of the text according to primary sources, but offers an alternative, more harmonious reading based on the assumption that the narrative forms a single, intentionally designed unit. The narrative's artistic design is especially evident in its arrangement of the two halves of the story around the protagonists' change of name. The stories of Abram and Sarai in the first half of the cycle (11:27-16:16) are parallel to the stories of Abraham and Sarah in the second half (18:1-22:24). A close reading of this transformation in the biblical narrative illuminates the moral and theological values championed by the figure of Abraham as luminary, soldier, family man, and loyal subject of God. |
