Title: The epic of the patriarch : the Jacob cycle and the narrative traditions of Canaan and Israel /
Authors: Hendel, Ronald S.
Publisher: Scholars Press,
Year: 1987
Subjects: Jacob; Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Narration in the Bible.; Ugaritic literature Relation to the Old Testament.; Heroes in the Bible.
Contents: Part I: A history of interpretation -- Part II: The Jacob cycle and Canaanite epic -- 1. The forms of tradition -- The birth story -- Revelation at Bethel -- 2. Epic and cult -- Aqhat and Anat -- The deception of Isaac -- 3. A literary interlude -- Pughat and Rachel -- Part III: The Jacob cycle and Israelite epic -- 1. The hero and the other -- Encounter at Penuel -- Jacob and Esau -- 2. The life of the hero -- Jacob and Moses -- Conclusions.