Genesis : Procreation and the Politics of Identity
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| Title: | Genesis : Procreation and the Politics of Identity |
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| Description: | Combining insights from social and literary theory as well as traditional historical studies, Mark Brett argues that the first book of the Bible can be read as resistance literature.Placing the theological text firmly within its socio-political context, he shows that the editors of Genesis were directly engaged with contemporary issues, especially the nature of an authentic community, and that the book was designed to undermine the ethnocentism of the imperial governors of the Persian period (fifth century BCE). |
| Authors: | Mark G. Brett |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | BS1235.2 |
| Categories: | RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / History & Culture |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Combining insights from social and literary theory as well as traditional historical studies, Mark Brett argues that the first book of the Bible can be read as resistance literature.Placing the theological text firmly within its socio-political context, he shows that the editors of Genesis were directly engaged with contemporary issues, especially the nature of an authentic community, and that the book was designed to undermine the ethnocentism of the imperial governors of the Persian period (fifth century BCE). |
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| ISBN: | 9780415141499 9780415141505 9781134768141 9781134768158 9781134768127 9780203992029 |
