RT Book
T1 Encounters in the dark: identity formation in the Jacob story
T2 Semeia studies Atlanta, Ga.
JF Semeia studies
A1 Forlini Burt, Noel
LA English
PP Atlanta, GA
PB SBL Press
YR 2020
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1693564580
AB "Encounters in the Dark: Identity Formation in the Jacob Story traces the many moments of darkness in the life of Jacob from the darkness of his mother's womb to the triumphant scene of wrestling God by the Jabbok River. Through an exploration of key moments in Jacob's story, Noel Forlini Burt follows Jacob's journey from home, to exile, and back home again. His story symbolizes the larger story of the Israel's own wrestling with God in the darkness of exile and return"
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN BS580.J3
SN 9781628372847
SN 9780884144595
K1 Jacob : (Biblical patriarch) : Biblical teaching
K1 Light and darkness in the Bible