01703nam a2200277 a 450000500170000000800200001702000180003704100080005508200130006308200130007610000260008910000110011524500370012624500560016324500250021926000110024426000160025526000090027130000110028030000140029130000090030552009800031465000240129465000410131885600660135920260119071009.02023-07-27 10:25:17  a9781575068169  aeng  a222.1106  bD184-L91  aLowery, Daniel DeWitt  eAuthor  aToward a Poetics of Genesis 1-11  bReading Genesis 4:17-22 in its Near Eastern context  cDaniel DeWitt Lowery  aU.S.A.  bEisenbrauns  c2013  a284tr.  bHardcover  c24cm  a.. In this study, Lowery sets out to understand more accurately ancient Near Eastern language and claims about origins, specifically claims found in Gen 1-11. He uses Gen 4:17-22 as a test case representing the Hebrew tradition explaining how the world came to be civilized. Lowery observes that this passage serves a function within the larger narrative of Gen 1-11 akin to other ancient Near Eastern traditions of civilized beginnings. Moreover, it occupies a place in the overarching ""narrative of beginnings"" corresponding to what we find elsewhere throughout the ancient world... This study aims to demonstrate that much of the language of Gen 1-11 is similar in many ways to its Mesopotamian counterparts. More explicitly, here is an exploration of the nature of the language and terms of Gen 1-11 to ascertain what truths it communicates and how it communicates them. At its core, this is a study of the genre and generic claims of protohistory as found in Gen 1-11.  aBible . OT. Genesis  aOld Testament Scriptures -- Exegesis4 uhttps://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/11272/19.jpgyCover Image