Jeremiah’s Call and Jacob’s Birth: A Test Case for Investigating Prophetic Influence on the Book of Genesis
The present study explores prophetic influence on the present text of Genesis. It argues that the account of the birth of Jacob (Gen. 25:19-26) is modeled largely on the account of Jeremiah’s call (Jer. 1:1-10). Both accounts follow a pattern of background, conception, and fateful hand. A detailed a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2017]
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The expository times
Year: 2017, Volume: 128, Issue: 7, Pages: 325-333 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Jeremiah
B BIBLE. Prophetic Books B Intertextuality B Jeremiah B Literary Dependence B Genesis B Source |
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| Summary: | The present study explores prophetic influence on the present text of Genesis. It argues that the account of the birth of Jacob (Gen. 25:19-26) is modeled largely on the account of Jeremiah’s call (Jer. 1:1-10). Both accounts follow a pattern of background, conception, and fateful hand. A detailed analysis of two passages (Jer. 1:1-10 and Gen. 25:19-26) indicates a possibility that the writing of Genesis is partly dependent on Jeremiah. No matter how great the difference between the two texts seems, Genesis shows acquaintance with Jeremiah’s prophetic message. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5308 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The expository times
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0014524616679043 |