Abraham, our father, the father of all: A perspective from ancient Korean history
This study explicates the function of the Abraham narrative in its current position ahead of Jacob in Genesis by means of a comparison with the Period of the Three Kingdoms in ancient Korean history. After establishing the similarity between the two settings, I demonstrate how ancient Korean monarch...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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[2019]
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2019, Volume: 43, Issue: 3, Pages: 371-384 |
Further subjects: | B
Abraham
B Israel and Judah B The Period of the Three Kingdoms B Genesis B Korean history B Patriarchal Narrative B biblical Israel B Jacob |
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Summary: | This study explicates the function of the Abraham narrative in its current position ahead of Jacob in Genesis by means of a comparison with the Period of the Three Kingdoms in ancient Korean history. After establishing the similarity between the two settings, I demonstrate how ancient Korean monarchic history sheds light on the specific function of the Abraham narrative in providing a narrative space in which Judeans found and expressed their new identity after the fall of northern Israel. |
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ISSN: | 1476-6728 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0309089217734731 |