TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lee,Kerry Dwaine
TI  - The Death of Jacob: Narrative Conventions in Genesis 47. 28-50. 26
T2  - Biblical Interpretation Ser
SN  - 9789004303034
U1  - 222.11066 
KW  - Jacob - Biblical teaching
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 The Study of Conventions in Genesis 47-50 -- Setting the Stage -- The Scholarly Context -- Biblical Studies -- The Strengths and Weaknesses of Synchronic Approaches -- Literary Criticism, Folklore, and Vladimir Propp -- Similarities to and Differences from Propp -- Summary -- The Plan for What Follows -- Summary -- Chapter 2 The Conventional Hebrew Deathbed Story -- Preliminary Remarks -- Discovering the Deathbed Story -- The Elements of the Deathbed Story -- The Selection of the Worthy Successor -- The Examples of the Deathbed Story -- Genesis 24.1-25.11 (Abraham) -- Genesis 27.1-35.29 (Isaac) -- Genesis 47.28-50.26 (Jacob) -- Genesis 50.22-26 (Joseph) -- Deuteronomy 31-34 (Moses) -- Joshua 13-24 (Joshua) -- Judges 8.22-35 (Gideon) -- I Samuel 8.1-31.13 (Samuel) -- II Samuel 23.1-7 (David) -- I Kings 1-2 (David) -- II Kings 2 (Elijah) -- II Kings 13.14-25 (Elisha) -- II Kings 20 (Hezekiah) -- I Chronicles 23-29 (David) -- I Maccabees 2.49-70 (Mattathias) -- Tobit 4.1-14.15, especially 4.1-5.3 and 13-14 (Tobit) -- Judith 15.14-16.25 (Judith) -- The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs (The Twelve Sons of Jacob) -- Chapter 3 The Burial Request to Joseph: Genesis 47.28-31 -- Text and Preliminary Remarks -- The Starting Point for Jacob's Deathbed Story -- The Preparation (Genesis 47.28-29a) -- The Testament (Genesis 47.29b-31a) -- Joseph as a Worthy Successor -- The Conclusion (Genesis 47.31b) -- Summary -- Chapter 4 The Blessing of Joseph: Genesis 48.1-22 -- Text and Preliminary Remarks -- The Preparation (Genesis 48.1-2) -- 'Jacob' and 'Israel' -- Testament A: The Adoption (Genesis 48.3-12) -- An Historical Prologue -- Genesis 48.3-7 Among the Priestly Promise Texts -- The Intention to Adopt and its Justification -- The Adoption (Genesis 48.8-12); The Worthy Successor and the Portrayal of Joseph's Sons -- Summary -- Testament B: The Blessing of Joseph and His Sons (Genesis 48.13-20) -- The Integrity of Genesis 48.15-16 -- The Two Blessings of Genesis 48.15-16 and 48.20 -- Testament C: The Individual Blessing of Joseph (Genesis 48.21-22) -- Summary -- Chapter 5 The Blessing of the Twelve: Genesis 49.1-28 -- Text and Preliminary Remarks -- The Preparation (Genesis 49.1a) -- The Testament: The Twelve as Worthy Co-Successors (Genesis 49.1b-27) -- The Conclusion (Genesis 49.28) -- Summary -- Chapter 6 The Burial Request to the Twelve: Genesis 49.29-33 -- Text and Preliminary Remarks -- The Preparation (Genesis 49.29a) -- The Testament (Genesis 49.29b-32) -- The Conclusion (Genesis 49.33) -- Summary -- Chapter 7 The Epilogue: Genesis 50.1-26 -- Text and Preliminary Remarks -- Deathbed Epilogues -- Jacob's Burial (Genesis 50.1-14) -- The Survival of Jacob's Legacy (Genesis 50.15-21) -- Joseph's Death as Epilogue (Genesis 50.22-26) -- Joseph's Death as a Conventional Deathbed Story -- The Preparation (Genesis 50.22-23) -- The Testament (Genesis 50.24-25) -- The Conclusion (Genesis 50.26) -- Summary -- Chapter 8 Conclusion -- Summary -- Synthesis -- Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Sources
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