Abram to Abraham

This book 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.This book 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

Autorentext

Jonathan Grossman is a faculty member of the Department of Bible at Bar Ilan University. His main field of interest is the Bible as literature. Among his previous books are Esther: The Outer Narrative and the Hidden Reading (2011); Ruth: Bridges and Boundaries (Peter Lang, 2015); Text and Subtext: On Exploring Biblical Narrative Design (2015).

Inhalt

Contents: The Line of Terah (11:27-30) Abram s Journey to Canaan (12:1-9) The Descent to Egypt (12:10-20) The Separation from Lot (Gen 13) War of the Four Kings - Lot s Liberation (14) Looking to the Stars and the Covenant between the Pieces (15) Hagar s Flight (16) The Covenant of Circumcision (17) Angels Eat and Sarah Laughs The Debate over Sodom s Destruction (18:16-33) Sodom s Destruction and Lot s Rescue (19) Lot and his Daughters in the Cave (19:30-38) Abraham and Sarah in Gerar (20) The Birth of Isaac and Ishmael s Expulsion (21:1-21) The Treaty of Abraham and Abimelech (21:22-34) The Binding of Isaac (22) The Sons of Nahor (22:20-24).