The plot-structure of Genesis : : 'will the righteous seed survive?' in the muthos-logical movement from complication to dénouement / / by Todd L. Patterson.
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...
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| Superior document: | Biblical interpretation series, Volume 160 |
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| 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). |
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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.