Belonging in Genesis [electronic resource] :biblical Israel and the politics of identity formation / Amanda Beckenstein Mbuvi.
By: Mbuvi, Amanda Beckenstein.
Contributor(s): Project Muse.
Material type: BookPublisher: Waco : Baylor University Press, 2016. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (pages cm).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781602587489.Subject(s): Bible. Genesis -- Criticism, interpretation, etc | Families -- Biblical teaching | Identification (Religion) -- Biblical teachingGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 222/.1106 Online resources: Full text available: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.
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