Abraham in the Negev : Genesis 20:1 - 22:19

內容簡介

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 4. The treaty with Abimelech (Gen. 21:22-34) -- The double explanation of the name Beersheba -- Two treaties between Abraham and Abimelech? -- Source analysis of 21:22-34 -- Conclusion -- 5. The testing of Abraham (Gen. 22:1-19) -- The divine names -- Vocabulary and themes typical of E -- Similarities with 21:8-21 -- The secondary nature of 22:15-18 -- Conclusion -- 6. The divine names in Genesis -- The source analysis criterion of divine names -- The name Yahweh as a later interpolation in Genesis -- Observations on the distribution of the divine names in Genesis -- Conclusion -- 7. The role of Genesis 20-22 within the Abraham narrative -- The structure of the Abraham narrative -- The part played by chaps. 20-22 in the development of the Abraham narrative -- Implications for source analysis of chaps. 20-22 -- 8. The likely author of the heir plot -- The source analysis of Genesis 17 -- Concluding comments on the source analysis of Genesis 17 -- The introduction to the Abraham narrative (11:27-12:9) -- Conclusion -- 9. Conclusion -- Implications for the documentary hypothesis -- Implications for recent theories on the composition of the Pentateuch -- General implications for the source analysis of the Pentateuch.