The priestly vision of Genesis 1
By: by Mark S. Smith.
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress; Augsburg Fortress Publishers; Fortress Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780800663735
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- Genesis I -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Creationism; Creation -- Mythology; Priesthood
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The purpose and parameters of this book; title: The plan of this book; title: The format of this book; title: Prelude: Creation in the Bible; title: Models of creation in the Bible; title: Creation as divine might; title: Creation as divine wisdom; title: Creation as divine presence; title: Part I: Creation and the priestly vision of reality; title: The first day : questions about Genesis 1; title: Does Genesis 1:1 begin in "the" beginning?; title: Did God make creation from nothing in Genesis 1:2?; title: Does genesis 1 explain the origins of good and evil?; title: What is the significance of divine speech in Genesis 1:3?; title: Was the light on day one in Genesis 1:3 created?; title: Why are divine sight, separation, and speech in Genesis 1:4-5 important?; title: Who is the audience for the divine speech and light in Genesis 1?; title: The first week : priestly time and space, humanity and divinity; title: Priestly time and space; title: Priestly time : the lights of day four; title: Priestly person : humanity on day six; title: Priestly God : divine blessing and Sabbath on day seven; title: The priestly vision of Genesis 1; title: Part II: Literary issues concerning Genesis 1 and its position in the Hebrew Bible; title: The first creation story : Genesis 1 as priestly prologue and commentary; title: The scribal background of biblical texts; title: The priestly, scribal context of Genesis 1; title: Genesis 1 as implicit commentary in narrative form; title: Is Genesis 1 a creation myth? : yes and no; title: Myth and its modern definers; title: Ancient signs of what myths are; title: Myths in relation to various genres; title: Divine space in myth; title: Is Genesis 1 a "creation myth"?; title: Appendix: A very brief introduction to modern scholarly approaches to Genesis 1; title: Recent approaches in biblical studies; title: Traditional approaches and Genesis 1; title: A few reflections.