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.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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  • Withdrawn-woman narratives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.