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Author Granerød, Gard

Title Abraham and Melchizedek : scribal activity of Second Temple times in Genesis 14 and Psalm 110 / Gard Granerød
Published Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 317 pages)
Series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; Bd. 406
Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; Bd. 406.
Contents 880-01 Frontmatter; Contents; Part I: Introduction; 1. Background, Method, Aim, and Overview; Part II: Genesis 14*; 2. Genesis 14: Characteristics, Textual Integrity, and Textual Criticism. Preliminary Discussion and Hypotheses; 3. Genesis 14* and the Abraham Tradition; 4. Genesis 14* and the Composition History of the Abraham Narratives; 5. Why Was Genesis 14* Composed and Inserted into the Abraham Narrative? An Attempt at a Literary Answer; 6. The Literary Building Blocks of the Author of Genesis 14*; 7. The Historical Motivation for the Author of Genesis 14* and the Text's Historical Meaning
880-01/Hebr/r Frontmatter -- Contents -- Part I: Introduction -- 1. Background, Method, Aim, and Overview -- Part II: Genesis 14* -- 2. Genesis 14: Characteristics, Textual Integrity, and Textual Criticism. Preliminary Discussion and Hypotheses -- 3. Genesis 14* and the Abraham Tradition -- 4. Genesis 14* and the Composition History of the Abraham Narratives -- 5. Why Was Genesis 14* Composed and Inserted into the Abraham NarrativeAn Attempt at a Literary Answer -- 6. The Literary Building Blocks of the Author of Genesis 14* -- 7. The Historical Motivation for the Author of Genesis 14* and the Text's Historical Meaning -- Part III: The Melchizedek Episode (= ME) in Genesis 14:18-20 -- 8. Preliminaries -- 9. Hypothesis: The Origin of the Melchizedek Episode Best Explained within the Paradigm of Diachronic, Inner-Biblical Exegesis -- 10. Psalm 110 -- 11. The Phenomenon of Assimilation in the Bible -- 12. ﬠַל־דִּבְרָתִי מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק: An Analysis of MT Psalm 110:4b -- 13. Early Intertextual Readings of Genesis 14 and Psalm 110 -- 14. The Result of an Assimilation of Two Texts, Both Thought to Be Referring to Abram's War with the King -- 15. What Has Happened to the Words מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק on the Way from Psalm 110 to the Melchizedek Episode-- 16. The Date of the Melchizedek Episode -- 17. A Critical Assessment of the Assimilation Model -- 18. Summary of Part III -- Part IV: The Addition of Genesis 14* and the Melchizedek Episode in Perspective -- 19. The Addition of Genesis 14 to the Torah in Light of Second Temple Period Book Production -- Backmatter
Part III: The Melchizedek Episode (= ME) in Genesis 14:18208. Preliminaries; 9. Hypothesis: The Origin of the Melchizedek Episode Best Explained within the Paradigm of Diachronic, Inner-Biblical Exegesis; 10. Psalm 110; 11. The Phenomenon of Assimilation in the Bible; 12.??????????????????????????: An Analysis of MT Psalm 110:4b; 13. Early Intertextual Readings of Genesis 14 and Psalm 110; 14. The Result of an As
Summary In the research on the Pentateuch, Genesis 14 is regarded as an enigmatic text. Being one of the few texts where Abraham seems to be related to world history, it could potentially tell us when the patriarch lived. Thus, there have been attempts to relate the text to ANE archaeology and history. However, others argue it is one of the latest additions to the patriarchal narratives - albeit without arguing thoroughly for it. In this book, it is thoroughly argued for Genesis 14 having originated from scribal activity in Second Temple times: several earlier biblical texts have served as templates
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Subject Abraham (Biblical patriarch)
Melchizedek, King of Salem.
SUBJECT Abraham (Biblical patriarch) fast
Melchizedek, King of Salem fast
Bible. Genesis, XIV -- Criticism, Redaction
Bible. Psalms, CX -- Criticism, Redaction
Bible. Genesis -- Relation to Psalms
Bible. Psalms -- Relation to Genesis
Bible. Genesis fast
Bible. Psalms fast
Genesis 14. swd
Psalmen 110. swd
Subject Intertextuality in the Bible.
RELIGION -- Judaism -- Sacred Writings.
RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament.
Intertextuality in the Bible
Exegese
Textgeschichte
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2010002468
ISBN 9783110223460
3110223465
3110223457
9783110223453
1282716395
9781282716391
9786612716393
6612716398