Evil in Genesis : : A Contextual Analysis of Hebrew Lexemes for Evil in the Book of Genesis.

• Superior document: Studies in Scripture and Biblical Theology
• Author: Faro, Ingrid.
• Place / Publishing House: Ashland : : Lexham Press,, 2021.; Ã2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Scripture and Biblical Theology
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (276 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Framing the Discussion of Evil in Genesis -- A Brief Review of Related Literature -- Review of Lexical Work on Evil -- Review of Select Topical Studies on Evil -- Creation, Chaos, and Evil -- The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil -- Theme of Good and Evil as a Unifying Plot Conflict -- Problems of Evil and Theodicy -- Summary -- Methodological Approach: Background and Application -- Four Major Shifts in Biblical Lexical-Linguistic Methodologies -- From Primacy of Diachronic to Inclusion of Synchronic Literary and Canonical Approaches -- From Etymologically Based Word Studies toward Contextual Semantic-Pragmatic Approaches -- From Historical and Socio-cultural Context to Inclusion of Broader Interdisciplinary Analysis -- From Structural, to Generative, to Componential, toward More Cognitive Linguistic and Conceptual Approaches to Meaning -- Methodological Approaches in the Present Study -- Part I: The Data -- Chapter 2: Occurrences of Evil (r' ,r'h ,r'') and Distribution of Forms in Narrative and Direct Discourse and Speech Act -- Distribution of Forms in Narrative and Speech -- The Narrative Uses of Evil in Genesis -- Characters Speaking of Evil in Genesis -- Types and Distribution of Illocutionary Speech Act Using Evil -- Progressing the Plot: Narrative and Direct Discourse Pairing and Intertextual Linking of Evil -- Intertextual Linking in the First Narrative Toledot Following Genesis 1:1-2:3 (Gen 2:4-6:8) -- Intertextual Linking in the Second Narrative Toledot (6:9-11:26) -- Intertextual Linking in the Third Narrative Toledot (11:27-25:18) -- Intertextual Linking in the Fourth Narrative Toledot: Focus Turns to Jacob (25:19-37:1).

Intertextual Linking in the Fifth Narrative Toledot (37:2-50:26) -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Semantic Field and Range of Meaning: Paradigmatic and Syntagmatic Collocations of r' (Evil) -- Paradigmatic Collocations with Evil -- Comparative Collocations: Synonymy, Inclusion, and Identity -- Contrastive Collocations: Antonymy, Exclusion, and Opposition -- Associative Fields: Death and Life -- Syntagmatic Collocations of Evil -- Clause Level Syntagmatic Collocations -- Prepositions Used with r', r'h Evil -- Verbs: r'', r'h, r' Evil as the Object of a Verb -- Nouns: r' Evil as Adjectival Modifier of a Noun -- r'' Evil as Verb: Subject and Object of Evil -- Verbs: Evil as Subject of a Verb -- Unit Level Context of Syntagmatic Collocations -- Collocations of Dynamic Verbs -- Collocations of Words Associated with Internal Senses -- Collocations of Words Associated with External Senses -- Focus on Sight and Cognitive Linguistics Applied to Evil -- Part II: The Focus: Two Key Cognitive Connections with Evil -- Chapter 4: Tracing the Relationships between Sight, Good, and Evil -- Tracing the Use of Good and Sight with Evil in Genesis 1-2 -- Discussion on Gen 2:5-6 regarding Question of Creation Deficiency -- Mapping Good and Sight with Evil in Genesis 3 -- Meaning of Surely Die in Genesis 2:17 and 3:5 -- Meaning of the Tree of Knowledge -- Tracing Good and Sight with Evil in Genesis 4 -- Mapping Good and Sight with Evil in Genesis 6-9 -- Tracing Good and Sight with Evil from Genesis 11 through the Judah Narrative in 38 -- Mapping Good and Sight with Evil through the Joseph Narrative -- Summary -- Part III: Synthesis -- Chapter 5: Following the Plot Conflict through Genesis: Conceptual and Theological Observations and Implications -- Genesis 1 through Opening Toledot: Two Perspectives, Two Choices in the Plot Conflict -- Genesis 1 -- Genesis 2 -- Genesis 3.

Genesis 4 -- Summary of Genesis 1-4 -- Genesis 5:1-6:8, the Second Toledot: What's in a Genealogy and the Degeneration of Humanity -- Genesis 6:9-11:26, the Third through Fifth Toledot: Noah to Terah -- Genesis 6:9-9:29: Narrative Genealogy of Noah and the Flood -- Inclusio of Genesis 6:5 and 8:21 and the Agency of Evil -- Genesis 10:1-11:9: Segmented Genealogy of the Sons of Noah -- Genesis 11:10-26: Linear Genealogy of Shem to the Sons of Terah -- Genesis 11:27-25:17, the Sixth and Seventh Toledot: Father Abraham -- Genesis 11:27-25:11: Walking by Divine Voice and Not by Sight -- Genesis 25:12-18: Segmented Genealogy of Ishmael -- Genesis 25:19-37:1, the Eighth through Tenth Toledot: Conflicts of Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob and Esau -- Genesis 25:19-35:29: Conflict of Good and Evil in Everyday Life -- Genesis 36:1-8, Segmented Genealogy of Esau's Family -- Genesis 36:9-37:1: Segmented Genealogy of Esau the Edomite -- Genesis 37:2-50:26, the Eleventh Toledot: Jacob and Sons-The Plot Conflict Comes Full Circle -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Conclusion -- Excursus 1: Good versus Evil Desire in Genesis 2-3 and the Tenth Commandment -- Excursus 2: When God Takes Human Life: Corruption (shcht), Evil (r'), and Death -- Excursus 3: A Word about Theology, Ideology, and the Tree of Knowledge: In Defense of Blending Academia and Faith -- Appendix: All Occurrences of Evil r'' ,r'h ,r' in Genesis BHS MT Compared with Rahlf's LXX and NASB English Translation -- Bibliography -- Related Bibliography -- Subject Index -- Scripture Index -- Old Testament -- New Testament.