‘Seeing You Have Not Withheld Your Son’: An Overlooked Motif in Genesis 22?

In Late Bronze Age diplomatic correspondence, vassals attempt to demonstrate their loyalty by declaring they would carry out any command of the king even if it is self-destructive. A critical aspect of these exchanges is that the seemingly harmful order was never meant to be fulfilled. The exaggerat...

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Main Author: Morschauser, Scott 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2021
In: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2021, Volume: 45, Issue: 3, Pages: 388-406
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Old Testament / Bible. Genesis 22 / Abraham, Biblical person / Servant of God / Untergebener / Vassal / Bronze Age
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Abraham
B arad kitti
B deep-play
B sacrifice of Isaac
B Vassal / servant language
B self-abnegation
B Akedah
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