Grace in the Midst of Judgment

This book presents the development of a theological reading strategy in conversation with contemporary hermeneutical theories. Using that as a model, Gen 1-11 is read as a unified text refracted through the prism of textuality from a canonical approach.

Klappentext

The series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZAW) covers all areas of research into the Old Testament, focusing on the Hebrew Bible, its early and later forms in Ancient Judaism, as well as its branching into many neighboring cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Greco-Roman world. BZAW welcomes submissions that make an original and significant contribution to the field; demonstrate sophisticated engagement with the relevant secondary literature; and are written in readable, logical, and engaging prose.

Inhalt
Situating the Thesis · Contemporary Hermeneutics · The Hermeneutics of Reading · Towards a Theological Reading · Narrativity and Historiography · The Creation · Adam and Eve · Cain and Abel · Noah and the Flood · The Tower of Babel · Gen 1-11 and the Old Testament · A Theology of Gen 1-11 · Contemporary Significance of the Text · Conclusion