The plot-structure of Genesis : : 'will the righteous seed survive?' in the muthos-logical movement from complication to dénouement / / by Todd L. Patterson.

• Superior document: Biblical interpretation series, Volume 160
• VerfasserIn: Patterson, Todd L.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Biblical interpretation series ; Volume 160.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (257 pages).

In The Plot-structure of Genesis Todd L. Patterson argues that Genesis is organized by a development from complication to dénouement. The question 'Will the righteous seed survive?' drives the narrative to climax. Gen 4 sets up the complication. Cain and Abel are the seed of the woman who should lead humanity back to God's creation-sanctuary. Because Cain does not master sin, his unrighteousness threatens the survival of the seed. Each narrative tôlĕdôt division develops this theme until dénouement in the Joseph narrative when God ensures the survival of the promised seed. By showing how plot integrates with the widely recognized tôlĕdôt structure, prominent motifs, and enigmatic features of the text, Todd L. Patterson provides a surprisingly novel interpretation of Genesis.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Acknowledgments -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: The Story of Plot and the Book of Genesis -- A Muthos-logical Reading Strategy for Genesis -- In the Beginning: The Return to God’s Creation-sanctuary -- The Noah Plexus: The Undoing of the Undoing of Creation -- The Terah Plexus: Testing the Righteousness of Abraham -- The Isaac Plexus: Whatever Happened to the Righteousness of the Seed? -- The Jacob Plexus and Dénouement: God Will Ensure the Righteousness and Survival of the Seed -- Conclusion: Plot-structure in Genesis and Beyond.