Abraham, Blessing and the nations: a philological and exegetical study of Genesis 12:3 in its narrative context
The series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZAW) covers all areas of research into the Old Testament, focusing on the Hebrew Bible, its early and later forms in Ancient Judaism, as well as its branching into many neighboring cultures of the Ancient Near East and the...
| Summary: | The series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZAW) covers all areas of research into the Old Testament, focusing on the Hebrew Bible, its early and later forms in Ancient Judaism, as well as its branching into many neighboring cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Greco-Roman world. Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Rationale for this study -- 1.2 Method -- 2 Parallels to Genesis 12:3a -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Genesis 27:29b -- 2.3 Numbers 24:9b -- 3 The niphal in Hebrew -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The niphal as a "middle" stem -- 3.3 Passive niphals -- 3.4 Reflexive niphals -- 3.5 Conclusion -- 4 Parallels to Gen 12:3b with the niphal -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Genesis 18:18 -- 4.3 Genesis 28:14 -- 5 Blessing -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Etymology and diachronic study -- 5.3 Cursing -- 5.4 The content of blessing given to a human -- 5.5 God's blessing -- 5.6 Humans blessing humans: especially √ברך piel -- 5.7 Greeting, thanking, congratulating -- 5.8 The word ברוך, especially as applied to humans -- 5.9 The word אשרי -- 5.10 Humans blessing God -- 5.11 The pual -- 5.12 The word ברבה -- 5.13 Conclusion -- 6 Genesis 12:3 -- 6.1 Genesis 1-11 -- 6.2 The syntax of Genesis 12:1-3 -- 6.3 Genesis 12:3 in its context -- 7 The hithpael of √ברך -- 7.1 The hithpael in Hebrew -- 7.2 The hithpael of √ברך outside Genesis -- 8 Parallels to Genesis 12:3b with the hithpael -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Genesis 22:18 -- 8.3 Genesis 26:4 -- 9 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of scripture references. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
| ISBN: | 3110178370 |