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The Resource When brothers dwell together : the preeminence of younger siblings in the Hebrew Bible, Frederick E. Greenspahn, (electronic resource)
When brothers dwell together : the preeminence of younger siblings in the Hebrew Bible, Frederick E. Greenspahn, (electronic resource)
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The item When brothers dwell together : the preeminence of younger siblings in the Hebrew Bible, Frederick E. Greenspahn, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
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- Summary
- Although primogeniture is commonly assumed to have prevailed throughout the world and firstborns are regarded as most likely to achieve success, many of the most prominent figures in biblical literature are younger offspring, including Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Samuel, David, and Solomon. Adducing evidence from a wide range of disciplines, this study demonstrates that ancient Israelite fathers were free to choose their primary heirs. Rather than being either legally mandated or a protest against the prevailing norm, the Bible's propensity for younger offspring conforms to a widespread folk motif, evoking innocence, vulnerability, and destiny. Within the biblical context, this theme heightens God's role in supporting ostensibly unlikely heroes. Drawing on the resources of law, anthropology, folklore, and linguistics, Greenspahn shows how these tales serve as complex parables of the relationship of God to his chosen people, also reflecting Israel's own discomfort and confusion about the contradiction between its theology of election and the reality of political weakness
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 193 pages).
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions
- Label
- When brothers dwell together : the preeminence of younger siblings in the Hebrew Bible
- Title
- When brothers dwell together
- Title remainder
- the preeminence of younger siblings in the Hebrew Bible
- Statement of responsibility
- Frederick E. Greenspahn
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Although primogeniture is commonly assumed to have prevailed throughout the world and firstborns are regarded as most likely to achieve success, many of the most prominent figures in biblical literature are younger offspring, including Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Samuel, David, and Solomon. Adducing evidence from a wide range of disciplines, this study demonstrates that ancient Israelite fathers were free to choose their primary heirs. Rather than being either legally mandated or a protest against the prevailing norm, the Bible's propensity for younger offspring conforms to a widespread folk motif, evoking innocence, vulnerability, and destiny. Within the biblical context, this theme heightens God's role in supporting ostensibly unlikely heroes. Drawing on the resources of law, anthropology, folklore, and linguistics, Greenspahn shows how these tales serve as complex parables of the relationship of God to his chosen people, also reflecting Israel's own discomfort and confusion about the contradiction between its theology of election and the reality of political weakness
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- N$T
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- unknown
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1946-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Greenspahn, Frederick E.
- Dewey number
- 221.8/306875
- Series statement
- eBooks from EBSCOhost
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- Brothers in the Bible
- Sisters in the Bible
- First-born children in the Bible
- RELIGION
- RELIGION
- Electronic books
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- When brothers dwell together : the preeminence of younger siblings in the Hebrew Bible, Frederick E. Greenspahn, (electronic resource)
- Note
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-174) and indexes
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- unspecified
- Content type code
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- zzz
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 920491
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 193 pages).
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
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- (Sirsi) tsl-ebsco01293
- (OCoLC)45844519
- Label
- When brothers dwell together : the preeminence of younger siblings in the Hebrew Bible, Frederick E. Greenspahn, (electronic resource)
- Note
-
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-174) and indexes
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- unspecified
- Content type code
-
- zzz
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 920491
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 193 pages).
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) tsl-ebsco01293
- (OCoLC)45844519
Subject
- Bible, Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Brothers in the Bible
- Electronic books
- trueElectronic books
- First-born children in the Bible
- RELIGION -- Biblical Studies | Old Testament
- RELIGION -- Judaism | Sacred Writings
- Sisters in the Bible
- true Unknown Label
- Bible, O.T
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