Genesis as Torah by Peterson, Brian Neil

Genesis as Torah (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781532635854)

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Format: Hardcover
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Genesis as Torah by Peterson, Brian Neil

Genesis as Torah

$47.00
Genesis as Torah by Peterson, Brian Neil

Genesis as Torah

$47.00
Format: Hardcover
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Should Genesis rightly be identified as law--that is, as torah or legal instruction for Israel? Peterson argues in the affirmative, concluding that Genesis serves a greater function than merely offering a prehistory or backstory for the people of Israel. As the introductory book to the Torah, Genesis must first and foremost be read as legal instruction for Israel. And how exactly is that instruction presented? Peterson posits that many of the Genesis accounts serve as case law. The Genesis narratives depict what a number of key laws in the pentateuchal law codes look like in practice. When Genesis is read through this lens, the rhetorical strategy of the biblical author(s) becomes clear and the purpose for including specific narratives takes on new meaning.

Author: Brian Neil Peterson
ISBN-10: 1532635850
ISBN-13: 9781532635854
Publisher: Cascade Books
Language: English
Published: 01/03/2018
Pages: 196
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d
By Brian Neil Peterson
By Brian Neil Peterson
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Brian Neil Peterson is Associate Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee. His most recent books are Ezekiel in Context (2012), The Authors of the Deuteronomistic History (2014), John's Use of Ezekiel (2015), What Was the Sin of Sodom? (2016), and Voice, Word, and Spirit (coauthor, 2017).

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