The Elusive Covenant : A Structural-Semiotic Reading of Genesis /

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Main Author: Prewitt, Terry J. (Terry James), 1945-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1990.
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505 0 |a I. Genealogies -- Genealogical patterns in Genesis 1-11 -- Social patterns in Genesis 12-50 -- Birth, death, and rite of passage -- Time and place -- Structural implication of the Terahite system -- The covenant of circumcision -- The definition of Israel -- II. Polity and history -- Historicity -- Mythscapes -- Tribal ranking and monarchic succession -- Birth order and maternal heritage -- Names, blessings, rank, and social structure -- Intersecting alliances of the Levites -- Territory, kingship, and social structure -- III. Structural hermeneutics -- Rhetorical structures and cultural themes -- Structural patterns in Genesis 1-14 -- Genesis 1 and 14 -- Genesis 2 and 13 -- Genesis 3 and 12 -- Adam and Abraham -- Genesis 4 and 11 -- Genesis 5 and 10 -- Genesis 6 and 9 -- Genesis 7 and 8 -- Adam, Noah, and Abram -- Toward a unified Genesis structure -- Themal analysis -- Holism and reductionism as hermeneutic principles -- IV. Mythos and Ethos -- Kinship, place, and story types -- Matrimonial alliance in Biblical narrative -- Withdrawn-woman narratives -- Central marriage narratives -- Redemption narratives -- Mythos of patriarchal succession -- Threats to lineage continuity -- Violations of patriarchal authority -- Validations of the lineage -- Justice in the resolution of conflict V. Semiosis. 
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