Genesis 1 as a Theological-Political Narrative of Kingdom Establishment
Genesis 1 presents in cosmogonic form a theological-political narrative justifying God's claim to whatever exists, especially to the land on which the Pentateuch focuses. Behind this expression of a royal land ideology lie presuppositions about divine kingship and the land. I detail how this in...
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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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2003
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Bulletin for biblical research
Year: 2003, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 47-69 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Genesis 1 presents in cosmogonic form a theological-political narrative justifying God's claim to whatever exists, especially to the land on which the Pentateuch focuses. Behind this expression of a royal land ideology lie presuppositions about divine kingship and the land. I detail how this interpretation helps us understand the first creation account as narrating God's establishment of his kingdom and creation of stewards and suggest a reaon why the author of Genesis may have believed a justification was necessary. |
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| ISSN: | 2576-0998 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Bulletin for biblical research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/26422779 |