Creation, Un-creation, Re-creation: A Discursive Commentary on Genesis 1-11A&C Black, 21 avr. 2011 - 214 pages Joseph Blenkinsopp provides a new commentary on Genesis 1-11, the so-called ‘Primeval History' in which the account of creation is given. Blenkinsopp works with the conviction that, from a biblical point of view, creation cannot be restricted to a single event, nor to two versions of an event (as depicted in Genesis 1-3) but, rather, must take in the whole period of creation arranged in the sequence: creation - uncreation - recreation (as can be derived from Genesis 1-11). Through the course of the commentary, presented in continuous discussion rather than in a rigid verse-by-verse form, Blenkinsopp takes into account pre-modern interpretations of the texts, especially in the Jewish interpretative tradition, as well as modern, historical-critical interpretations. Blenkinsopp works from the perspective of acknowledging the text's literary integrity as an ‘authored' work, rather than focusing simply on the its background in various sources (whilst of course paying due attention to those sources). This enables Blenkinsopp's engaging discussion to focus upon the literary and theological artistry of the material at hand. |
Table des matières
The First Phase | 1 |
2 In the Beginning | 20 |
3 The Story of the Man the Woman and the Snake | 54 |
A Murder Mystery | 82 |
5 Enoch and his Times | 106 |
6 The Cataclysm | 131 |
7 The New Humanity | 155 |
8 From Shem to Abraham From Myth to History | 171 |
Towards a Biblical Theology of Creation | 176 |
Bibliography | 191 |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
Abel Abraham abyss according Adam ancient angels animals antediluvian Arpachshad Atrahasis Babylon Babylonian beginning ben Sira Berossus biblical text birth blood Cain Cain and Abel Cain’s Canaan chaos chapter chronological context cosmic covenant created creation account creatures curse death deity deluge descendants divine early Christian earth Enki Enlil Enoch Enuma Elish evil example Exod Ezek flood follows garden garden of Eden genealogy Genesis 2–3 Genesis Rabbah Gilgamesh God’s gods Greek heaven Hebrew Bible human interpretation Isaiah Israel Jesus Jewish Antiquities Josephus Jubilees judgement land language living Lord Marduk Mesopotamian moral murder myth mythic narrative Nimrod Noah Noah’s origins Pentateuch poem primaeval Psalms Rabbi reading reference Satan Shem snake story Targum temple Terah Testament theme theological three sons toledot tower tradition translation Tree Ugaritic Utnapishtim wisdom woman Yahweh