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Noah’s Ark and the Ark of the Covenant
Collectanea Theologica, 2021 The similarities between Noah’s ark and the saving boat in Mesopotamian flood accounts are widely known. Likewise known are the links between Noah’s ark and the chest of Moses (Exod 2:3).
Bartosz Adamczewski
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Images, 2023 The paper refers to the comics entitled The Book of Genesis illustrated by Robert Crumb. The main hypothesis relates to the following statement: Robert Crumb’s visual interpretation of The Book of Genesis is dominated by an anthropocentric ...
Marek Kaźmierczak
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The Genesis of Jewish Genealogy
Genealogy, 2023 This paper examines the structure, message, and content of biblical genealogies in light of literary analysis and social anthropology. In particular, the focus is on the so-called “Table of Nations” in Genesis 10.
Aaron Demsky
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Forgetting the Forgetter: The Cupbearer in the Joseph Saga (Genesis 40–41)
Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies, 2022 Typically, the cupbearer in Genesis 40–41 is interpreted only as a member of Joseph’s supporting cast. However, closely reading this minor character suggests more options for interpreting both him and other anonymous courtiers found throughout the Hebrew
Jonathan Homrighausen
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Collectanea Theologica, 2021 This article deals with the formation process of the traditions concerning the three patriarchs from the book of Genesis. It can already be stated that the traditions of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were initially formed independently of one other.
Janusz Lemański
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The Motif of Jacob’s Ladder (Gen 28:10–22) in the Ancient Symbolism of Western Christianity
Collectanea Theologica, 2021 The “Jacob’s ladder” episode from the book of Genesis inspired numerous symbolic interpretations in ancient Christianity. Most often we encounter moral symbolism, which basically proceeds in two directions.
Krzysztof Bardski
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THE PATTERN OF PRIMOGENITURE REVERSAL AS AN EVIDENCE FOR THE UNIFIED NATURE OF GENESIS
Богословські роздуми: Східноєвропейський журнал богословʼя, 2021 The source-critical approach to biblical literature accentuated the diversity of material that constitutes ancient books of the Bible. In the past several decades, however, some scholars shifted their attention to the final canonical and literary ...
Eduard BORYSOV
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Aspekte van versoening in die boek Genesis
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2015 Aspects of reconciliation in the book of Genesis. This contribution investigates the notion of reconciliation in the book of Genesis. The problem addressed is how the phenomenon of reconciliation between human beings happens in spite of, or perhaps ...
Fanie (S.D.) Snyman
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Genesis 1:1-2:3 as a Prologue to the Book of Genesis
Tyndale Bulletin, 1995 The creation narrative of Genesis 1:1-2:3 is characterised by three fundamental ideas which are linked to each other by the theme of man’s work: creation in six days, man as the image of God, and the Sabbath.
Ian Hart
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“Jacob’s Blessing” (Gen 49:1–28) in Targumic Interpretation
Collectanea Theologica, 2021 Genesis 49 shows the scene that takes place at the deathbed of the patriarch Jacob. In the face of his upcoming death, Jacob calls on all of his sons that they may listen to and accept his words of valediction.
Anna Kuśmirek
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