Mbuvi, Amanda Beckenstein, 1976-

Belonging in Genesis biblical Israel and the politics of identity formation / [electronic resource] : Amanda Beckenstein Mbuvi. - Waco : Baylor University Press, 2016. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Playing by different rules: reading Genesis through its deferrals -- (Un)conventional Genesis: two ways of reading identity and the divine word -- Family storytelling: the relationship between Genesis and its readers -- The theology of genealogy: a boundary breaking foundation for identity -- The social ladder and the family tree: competing approaches to structuring identity -- Fruitfulness: the emergence of a new identity beyond insider/outsider dichotomies.

9781602587489




Bible.--Genesis--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Families--Biblical teaching.
Identification (Religion)--Biblical teaching.


Electronic books.

BS1235.52 / .M37 2016

222/.1106