SCHÜLE,A., Theology from the Beginning. 2017.
Theology from the Beginning. Essays on the Primeval History and its Canonical Context. 1. Aufl. Mohr Siebeck, 2017.
17 x 23 cm. VIII, 340 S. Leinen. (Forschungen zum Alten Testament, 113). ISBN 9783161539978.
The Primeval History (Genesis 1-11) is one of the most complex theological compositions of the Old Testament/the Hebrew Bible. Woven into its multi-layered text one finds reflections on an array of fundamental questions: How did the world come into being? Who is its creator? What role does humankind play in the larger scheme of creation? Why is the world that God made not a perfect one? And finally, is it possible to lead a meaningful and even happy life despite the unpredictabilities of existence? The essays by Andreas Schüle assembled in this volume address these and related questions through close readings of Genesis 1-11 and by relating them to kindred textual traditions throughout the Old Testament/the Hebrew Bible.
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