vocabulary of the textual unit to come to a greater understanding of its purpose. The focus of form criticism is on the repeated use of the text‚ not the particular events that led to its creation. I will focus on the triplet stories of Abraham and Isaac told in Gen 12‚ 20‚ and 26 in order to demonstrate how one can use form criticism to evaluate textual units. Many common themes emerge among these three stories. One of these common themes is the promise of an heir to Abraham. One interpretation of
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|Scripture |Addressed to: |Circumstance of Reiterated Promise. |“Ingredients” of Promise |Development in Genesis |Change in content/Emphasis | |Genesis 12:1-3‚ “ 1 The LORD had |Abraham |God’s initial calling of Abraham to |He would move from current land of |God’s initial call. |God’s initial call and God encourage| |said to Abram‚ “Leave your country‚ |
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told to take the life Isaac as an offering. Isaac didn’t resist because he knew it was God’s wish to prove Abraham’s devotion. It is said that when God saw that Abraham was going to follow the order‚ God sent an angel to prevent the sacrifice as Abraham has shown his devotion‚ sparring Isaac. Isaac then married his wife Rebecca who would have twin boys Jacob and Esau. • Jacob the son of Isaac and twin to Esau. The two brothers didn’t get along‚ Esau was favored by Isaac due to being a good hunter
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and trenches there." This quote is clearly depicting an image of Isaac going unwillingly to war with the parapets and trenches. "When lo! an angel called him out of heaven‚/ Saying‚ Lay not thy hand upon the lad‚/ Neither do anything to him. Behold‚/ A ram‚ caught in a thicket by its horns;/ Offer the Ram of Pride instead of him." The quote symbolizes that all that all Abram has to do is give up his pride and not send his son Isaac to the gruesome war. "But the old man would not so‚ but slew his
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Joseph he is showing that he will bless his people even in a foreign and non covenantal land. God from the beginning has a true friendship with the patriarchs of the covenant line. God walks with Adam in the garden‚ he wrestles Jacob‚ and he saves Isaac from death. These are three examples of God showing up in a major way. God sets this precedent early on in the Old Testament and continues to do it
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ABRAHAMIC COVENANT CHART This is a chart that is a basic overview of Genesis 12-50. On this chart there are six columns that describe what this chart is depicting. The first column starting on the left is the Covenant’s biblical references‚ or in more simple terms‚ what Scripture in Genesis this is occurring in. The second column is to whom it is addressed to‚ with the third column being the circumstance under which it was reiterated. The fourth column is the “Ingredients” column‚ or what the Covenant
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The Role of Women within Bereishit (Genesis) From Adam to Abraham to Isaac and Jacob‚ the Tanakh is full of men who have played key roles within not only the primary formation of Judaism but within the very history of the Jewish people. However‚ where does that leave the woman within the Holy Scriptures? How are they portrayed and characterized within these stories? I focus on three women (Eve‚ Sarah and Rachel) and their stories from the Bereishit to examine and better understand the female portrayal
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Jacob Esau is the elder twin brother of Jacob and were the sons of Isaac and Rebekah. They were also the grandsons of Abraham and Sarah. The book of Genesis‚ “identifies Isaac as God’s chosen son of the promise as well as Isaac’s youngest son Jacob.” (Towns‚ 1996) The theme of dishonesty happens repeatedly through the course of Jacob’s life. Jacob deceives his father Isaac and took the blessing from under his Brother Esau’s nose. Jacob departed from his home to a town named Haran‚ which was his
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First Unit Exam Background to the Bible Story The Bible is divided into 2 sections: Old Testament/New Testament. Covenant: Promise God made to Human beings. The New Covenant fulfills the Old best describes the connection between the two sections of the Bible. The three divisions of the Jewish Old Testament are: the Law‚ the Prophets‚ and the Writings. Sacred writings are called Hagiographa. The Apocrypha is considered helpful‚ not inspired‚ and not approved for public reading. They are
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and trenches there." This quote is clearly depicting an image of Isaac going unwillingly to war with the parapets and trenches. "When lo! an angel called him out of heaven‚/ Saying‚ Lay not thy hand upon the lad‚/ Neither do anything to him. Behold‚/ A ram‚ caught in a thicket by its horns;/ Offer the Ram of Pride instead of him." The quote symbolizes that all that all Abram has to do is give up his pride and not send his son Isaac to the gruesome war. "But the old man would not so‚ but slew his
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