Essays on the Patriarchal Narratives

240 Pages·1983·12.051 MB·English

by  A. R. Millard (editor)

Essaoynts h Pea triaNracrhraalt ives
HAMMLOINBD/R CAHRIYTC HAEGOOL SOEGMIICNAA'k'fL_
Tot hmee moorfWy i llJiaammMe asr t(i1n9 04-1980),
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ESSAYOSN
THE
PATRIARCHAL
NARRATIVES
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Contents
Preface vu
Abbreviations 1x
1. 1
TheP atriairnSc chrsi patnudHr ies tory
JohGno ldin(gLaeyc tiunrO elrdT estament,
StJ.o hnC'osl leNgoet,t ingham)
2.MethoodfSs t udytihnePg a triaNracrhraalt ives
asA ncieTnetx ts 35
A.R .M ill(aRradn kSienn iLoerc tuirnHe erb rew
andA ncient LSaenmgiutaigce s,
UniveorfsL iitvye rpool)
3.ArchaeolDoagtaianc dat lh Dea tionfgt hPea tria5r3chs
J.J .R ims(oRne sewaorrckhie nrt hDee partment
ofB iblSitcuadliU ensi,v eorfsS ihteyf field)
91
4.ComparaCtuisvteoa mnsdt heP atriaArgcehal
M.J.S elm(aLne ctiunrO elrdT estament,
SpurgeCoonl'lseL goen,d on)
141
5.AbrahRaema ssessed
D.J.W isem(aPnr ofoefsA ssosry riology,
UniveorfsL iotnyd on)
6. 161
TheR eligoifot nh eP atriarchs
G.J .W enha(mL ectiunSr eemri Sttiucd ies,
TheQ ueenU'nsi veorfsB ietlyf ast)
7.DiverasnidUt nyi itnyt hLei teSrtarruyc otfGu ernee s1i79s
D.W.B ake(rP artL-etcitmueir nHe erb rew,
RegeCnotl leVgaen,c ouver)
Bibliography 217
IndeoxfB iblRiecfaelr ences 225
IndeoxfA uthors 230
IndeoxfS ubjects 235

Preface
Todtahye irrsee neiwnetde irnte hsheti staonrtdyr adiotfti hoen s
patripaerrcihRoaedlc. ep nutb lichaatvsieoo ungsah mto,n g other
thintgoss h,o twh atthb ei blpiactarli waerracel h ist e,er vaerny
ficticorneaaoltft,i h ofeni mrisltl enBn.,ipc ur.mo dutcope rdo vide
thnea tioofIn s rwaheilcc,ah m ien tpor ominoennltcyhe ew ni,t h
'founfdaitnhgMe urcsoh.ft ' h niesww ritiishn egl pifndu ils tin­
guishwihnaagtr ter adiotris opneaclu lative interpretations from
thbea stiecox ftG eneSsoimse.t airmcehsa eoelvoigdihecanascl e
beeand duicnes du ppooftr hthe i stoorfti hcpeia ttyr iaanrdc hs
theciurl tural biantc hksege rcoomunindld l enBn.iwcuh.mi ch
canno l ongbeesr u staSionmeedt.i hmoewse,vt ehrve,a loufe
sucehv idiesin gcneo orrbe edl ittled.
Int hlei gohftt h iem portoaftn hcisesu bjfeoctrth p er oper
understoafnt dhhiein sgt orreilciaalab nidtl hiteth ye ological
teacohfit nhBgei b(wlhei ccahn nboest e pa)r,ta htCeeo dunocfi l
Tyndale seHutop au nsO el dT estapmrejeonctgt r otuopl ook
afraetas shp eocftt hspe r oblreamissT ehdee.ss es aarytesh f ei rst
fruoifit tss wWoear rkge.r atteoaf luwllh oh avseu ppotrhtee d
reseaanrtdco th h ossceh owlhaohr asv gei vteinmt eoi t.
Sinscuecs ht uddieepsel nadr goentl hyve a liodfti htmeye thods
ofs tutdhyi,s hmaaistn tietpril aaAlct et.e nitsgi iovnae lnst oo
mattoeftr rsa ditioann-dsh tirsutcoatrnuyar laoylfst ihtsee xt.
Thees sraeyvsip easwwt o rakn adt teimntp hte,vi arr iwoauytsso ,
brenaekwg rouanndsd t imufluarttseht eurTd hye.ay i tmo m ake
ap osictoinvter i,nb oumtte iroetnlocy r ittihcweio zreok fos t her
writEearcsnh.e, c essraerfiltlehycve,ti seo wfsi tosw na uthor,
ratthhearon ft hceo ntriabsau w thoorlse .
Theesses aaryoesf feirnte hdce o ntoefaxc to ntindueibnagt e,
yewti tthh heo pteh atth ewyi lplr ovei ntoefar nedhse tlt po
mancyo ncewrintaehs d u bjoefac bts orhbiisntgoa rnitdch aelo ­
logiicmaplo rtance.
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Abbreviations
AASOR Annuoaftl h Aem eriSccahno oofOl rsi ­
entRaels earch
ANET AnciNeenatEr a stTeerxnte sdJ,. .B .
Pritc(31h9a7r9d)
AJA AmeriJcoaunr onfaA lr chaeology
AlKtS, A.AltK,l eiSnceh ri(f1t9e5n3 -54)
AOAT AltOerri eanntdA ltTeess tament
AOTS ArchaeaonldOo lgdTy e staSmteundty ,
edD.. W intTohno m(a1s9 67)
AST! Annuoaftl h Sew edTihseho loIgnisctail-
tute
BA TheB iblAirccahla eologist
BAR BiblAirccahla eRoelvoigeyw
BASOR Bulloetft hiAenm eriSccahnoo ofOl rsi ental
Research
BJRL Bulleotfti hnJe o hRny lanLdisb rary
Bright J.BrigAh Hti,s toofrI ys r(a21e9l7 2)
CAH3 CambriAdngcei Heinstt o3rryed,d n.
CBQ CathoBliibcl Qiucaarlt erly
CoaCtasn,a an G.W .C oaFtrso,Cm a nataoEn g y(pCtB Q
MonogrSaeprh4i ,e1 s9 76)
CroCsMsH,E F.M.C roCsasn,a aMnyittahen H de brew
Epi(c1 973)
CT CuniefoTremx Btrsi,tM iusshe uLmo,n ­
don
EAEHL EncycloofAp recdhiaae oElxocgaivcaatli ons
int he HLoalnyed d,M. . A vi-Yonah,
E.Ste(r1n9 75-78)
EissKfSe ldt,0 .EissfKellediStnc,eh ri(f1t9e6n2 -68)
ExpT TheE xposiTtiomreys
GK Gesenius-HKeaburtGezrwsa cmmha,r
GrayAsBoCn , A.K .G rayAssosny,ar niBdaa nb ylonian
Chroni(c1l9e7s5 )
HSS HarvaSredm iSttiucd ies
HTR HarvaTrhde oloRgeivciaelw
HUCA HebrUenwi oCno llAengneu al
IDB InterpDriectteiroo'ftns haB eri yb( l1e9 62,
1976)
ABBREVIATIONS
X
IsraEexlp lorJaotuironna l
IE]
Int Interpretation
JANECSU Journoaftl h eA ncieNnetaE ra stern
SocioeftC yo lumbUinai versity
JAOS Jouronfta hlAe m eriOcraine Snotcali ety
]BL JournoafBl i bliLciatle rature
JCS JournoafCl u neifSotrumd ies
JNES JournoafNl e aEra stSetrund ies
]SOT .J ourfnoatrlh Set uodfyt hOel dT esta­
ment
KinAgn,n als L.W.K inAgn,n aolfts h Kei nogfAs s syria
(1902)
KitcAhOeOnT, K.A .K itchAnecni,Oe rnite anntdO ld
Testam(e1n9t6 6)
KitcBhWe n, J.A. K itchTehneB ,i bilnei tWso rld
(1977)
NBD TheN ewB iblDei ctioendaJ.r .yD,.
Dougl(1a 9s6 2)
Or Orientalia
OTS OudtestameSnttuidsicehne
PEQ PalesEtxipnleo raQtuiaornte rly
POTT PeopolfOe lsTd e staTmiemnetes dD,.. J .
Wisem(a1n9 73)
RA Revude' Assyriologie
RB RevuBei blique
RLA RealledxeirAc sosny riologie
SaundNeErAsT,C Near EAarscthearne iontl hoTegw ye ntieth
CentuerdyJ., .A . S aund(e1r9s7 0)
SBL SocioeftB yi blLiictaelr ature
TB TyndaBluel letin
ThompsHoins,t orTi.Lc .iT thyo mpsTohneH, i storoiftc hiet y
PatriaNracrhraalt BiZvAeWs1,, 3 3
(1974)
TZ Theologische Zeitschrift
VF Ugarit-Forschungen
deV auHxi,s toryR .deV auTxh,e E arHliys toofrI ys rael
(1978)
vaSne teAb rrsha,a m Jv.anSe teArbsr,ah ianmH istaonrdy
Tradit(i1o9)n7 5
VT
VetuTse stamentum
VTS VetTuess tameSnutpupm leSmeernite s