Cain and Abel in Text and Tradition

Jewish and Christian Interpretations of the First Sibling Rivalry
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-90-04-19252-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 14, 266 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 599 g

Reihe: Themes in Biblical Narrative

The story of Cain and Abel narrates the primeval events associated with the beginnings of the world and humanity. But the presence of linguistic and grammatical ambiguities coupled with narrative gaps provided translators and interpreters with a number of points of departure for expanding the story. The result is a number of well established and interpretive traditions shared between Jewish and Christian literature. This book focuses on how the interpretive traditions derived from Genesis 4 exerted significant influence on Jewish and Christian authors who knew rewritten versions of the story. The goal is to help readers appreciate these traditions within the broader interpretive context rather than within the narrow confines of the canon

Zielgruppe

All those interested in Hebrew Bible, New Testament, Biblical Interpretation , Judaism, Christianity, Rewritten Bible, Second Temple stuides, Church History, Libraries, Specialists

Autoren/Hrsg.

Byron, John

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Heilige & Traditionstexte: Torah, Talmud, Mischna, Halacha