Title: Abraham in the Negev : a source-critical investigation of Genesis 20:1-22:19 /
Authors: Alexander, T. Desmond.
Publisher: Paternoster,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Abraham; Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Documentary hypothesis (Pentateuchal criticism)
Contents: 1. Introduction -- A brief history of Pentateuchal source criticism -- The source criticism of the Pentateuch since 1890 -- The source analysis of Genesis 20-22 -- a test case -- 2. Abimelech's abduction of Sarah (Gen. 20:1-18) -- The extent of the wife-sister pericopes -- Similarities and differences between chap. 20 and the other wife-sister pericopes -- Oral transmission -- Literary compositional variants -- The source analysis of 20:1-18 reconsidered -- Conclusion -- 3. The birth of Isaac and the expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael (Gen. 21:1-21) -- The extent of the Hagar/Ismael stories -- Similarities and differences between 21:1-21 and 16:1-16 -- The source analysis of 16:1-16 -- The source analysis of 21:1-21 -- Conclusion