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A Place for Hagar's Son Ishmael as a Case Study in the Priestly Tradition
- Title
- A Place for Hagar's Son [electronic resource] : Ishmael as a Case Study in the Priestly Tradition / John T. Noble.
- Author
- Noble, John T.
- Publication
- Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2016
- Minneapolis [Minnesota] : Fortress Press, [2016]
Details
- Additional Authors
- Project Muse.
- Description
- 1 online resource (1 PDF (x, 179 pages))
- Summary
- The profound ambivalence of the biblical portrayals of Hagar and Ishmael--dispossessed, yet protected; abandoned, yet given promises that rival those of the covenant with Abraham--belies easy characterizations of the Pentateuch's writers. In particular, John T. Noble argues, conventional characterizations of the Priestly writers' view of covenant have failed to take into account the significance of these two "non-chosen" figures. Noble carefully examines their roles and depictions in the P and non-P Genesis traditions, comparing them to other "non-chosen" figures and to patterns found in Exodus traditions and the patriarchal promises to Abraham, showing that Ishmael is clearly favored, though not chosen. Indeed, Noble argues, Ishmael must be seen as a key figure in the Priestly material, highlighting the relationship between Noahic and Abrahamic covenants. His ambiguous status calls for reconsideration of the goals and values of the Priestly work, which Noble sketches around themes of covenant, fertility, life, and the future of nations.
- Uniform Title
- Place for Hagar's Son (Online)
- Book collections on Project MUSE.
- Alternative Title
- Place for Hagar's Son (Online)
- Subject
- Note
- Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
- Bibliography (note)
- Include bibliographical references (pages 155-166) and indexes.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Source of Description (note)
- Description based on print version record.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Patterns of exodus in the Hagar and Ishmael traditions of J and E -- 3. Particularity and ambiguity in the priestly Abrahamic covenant -- 4. Covenant and context in P -- 5. Ishmael, Ishmaelites, and biblical narrative -- 6. Conclusion.
- OCLC
- ssj0001682718
- Author
- Noble, John T.
- Title
- A Place for Hagar's Son [electronic resource] : Ishmael as a Case Study in the Priestly Tradition / John T. Noble.
- Imprint
- Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2016 (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)Minneapolis [Minnesota] : Fortress Press, [2016] (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
- Series
- Book collections on Project MUSE.
- Bibliography
- Include bibliographical references (pages 155-166) and indexes.
- Access
- Access restricted to authorized users.
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- Added Author
- Project Muse.
- Other Form:
- Print version: 1506402003 9781506402000