Jacob's Wealth : an Examination into the Nature and Role of Material Possessions in the Jacob-Cycle (Gen 25:19-35:29).

By:

Vrolijk, Paul

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Vetus Testamentum, Supplements, 146Publication details: Leiden : BRILL, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (366 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9789004209596
900420959X
1283161516
9781283161510

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Jacob's Wealth : An Examination into the Nature and Role of Material Possessions in the Jacob-Cycle (Gen 25:19-35:29).DDC classification:

222.11083394

LOC classification:

BS410

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Contents:

Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two Jacob In Canaan I (Gen 25-28); Chapter Three Jacob Outside Canaan (Gen 29-31); Chapter Four Jacob In Canaan II (Gen 32-35); Chapter Five Conclusions; Appendix A Nouns and Verbs Related to Material Possessions in Gen 12-50; Appendix B The Relationship between Blessing and Possessions in Gen 12-50; Bibliography; Author Index; Scripture Index.

Summary: Various biblical studies on wealth and poverty have been published over the last thirty years. Some of these studies touch on the wealth of the patriarchs in Genesis 12-50, but they focus predominantly on other parts of the Bible. Scholars who have studied the patriarchal narratives in detail comment on aspects of patriarchal wealth, but do not offer an in-depth analysis of this topic. This book on Jacob 's wealth shows that such an analysis is warranted. In the Jacob story, material possessions and their associated attitudes and actions are essential to understand the various relationship dyn.

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Various biblical studies on wealth and poverty have been published over the last thirty years. Some of these studies touch on the wealth of the patriarchs in Genesis 12-50, but they focus predominantly on other parts of the Bible. Scholars who have studied the patriarchal narratives in detail comment on aspects of patriarchal wealth, but do not offer an in-depth analysis of this topic. This book on Jacob 's wealth shows that such an analysis is warranted. In the Jacob story, material possessions and their associated attitudes and actions are essential to understand the various relationship dyn.