The Value of Human Life

A Study of the Story of the Flood (Genesis 6-9)
Erscheinungsjahr 1996
ISBN: 978-90-04-10534-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 64, 246 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 612 g

Reihe: Vetus Testamentum, Supplements

This book examines the way in which the story of the flood in Genesis 6-9 presents the ethical question of the value of human life. The sources J and P are examined to see how their combination in the canonical text enhances interpretation.
Several themes of the story are studied including the causes of the flood, the righteousness of Noah, God's repentance, creation and uncreation, the covenant and the image of God. The work concludes by arguing that the value of human life is found in man's relation to God (Gen. 9:6).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harland, P J

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Sonstige Religionen: Theologie, Doktrine
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Heilige & Traditionelle Texte, Mythologie, Vergleichende Mythologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Bibelwissenschaften: Sachbuch, Erbauung, Didaktik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Über Autor(innen)

Peter J. Harland, Ph.D. (1992) in Theology, University of Durham works in the Academic Registrar's Department of the University of Southampton. He is currently researching the life of S.R. Driver.