Theology from the Beginning
Subtitle: Essays on the Primeval History and Its Canonical Context
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Company KG
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9783161539978
Subjects: Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc., o. t.
Description: The Primeval History (Genesis 1-11) is one of the most complex theological compositions of the Old Testament/the Hebrew Bible. Woven into its multi-layered text one finds reflections on an array of fundamental questions: How did the world come into being? Who is its creator? What role does humankind play in the larger scheme of creation? Why is the world that God made not a perfect one? And finally, is it possible to lead a meaningful and even happy life despite the unpredictabilities of existence? The essays by Andreas Schule assembled in this volume address these and related questions through close readings of Genesis 1-11 and by relating them to kindred textual traditions throughout the Old Testament/the Hebrew Bible.