ISBN: 9780865545175 - genesis (7 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Gunkel's commentary on Genesis is a classic in the field of Old Testament studies. This translation makes it available in English for the first time. Gunkel's familiarity with the religious and folk literatures of the world especially of the ancient Near East, provides the context into which he sought to situate Israelite religion and literature. Although he employed source- and form-critical methods, he brought a fine literary and cultural sensitivity to bear on the question of the interpretation of the text in its final forms. In fact, many who now criticize late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century scholarship for its atomism and aridity (Gunkel himself, expressed an awareness of these dangers) will be surprised to find Gunkel's literary reading of Genesis and his engagement with the text inferior to none based on modern approaches. Many of the critical issues with which Gunkel grappled in his commentary continue to commend the attention of Genesis scholarship: the nature of patriarchal religion, the interrelationship between documentary sources, oral tradition, and editorial activity, the antiquity of Israel's eschatological hope, and much more.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Gunkel's commentary on Genesis is a classic in the field of Old Testament studies. This translation makes it available in English for the first time. Gunkel's familiarity with the religious and folk literatures of the world especially of the ancient Near East, provides the context into which he sought to situate Israelite religion and literature. Although he employed source- and form-critical methods, he brought a fine literary and cultural sensitivity to bear on the question of the interpretation of the text in its final forms. In fact, many who now criticize late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century scholarship for its atomism and aridity (Gunkel himself, expressed an awareness of these dangers) will be surprised to find Gunkel's literary reading of Genesis and his engagement with the text inferior to none based on modern approaches. Many of the critical issues with which Gunkel grappled in his commentary continue to commend the attention of Genesis scholarship: the nature of patriarchal religion, the interrelationship between documentary sources, oral tradition, and editorial activity, the antiquity of Israel's eschatological hope, and much more.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Light wear to dust jacket but otherwise, very clean and bright with sound binding. 477 pgs.

Hardcover with dust jacket. Red pen underlining and markings with yellow highlighting on pages 103-106. Slight wear on all edges of text. Otherwise VG 477 pp.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. This book has some light smudging on all edges of the textblock, some wear at the base of the spine, and the former owner's embossment on the pre-title page, and a small bump to the edge of the back cover. otherwise this book is looking good! With bright, clean pages, sharp edges and corners, and tight binding. The dust jacket has some small tears at the base of the spine, wear along the edges and corners, a small hole in the spine, and a one inch notch out of the top of the back cover. otherwise this dust jacket is smooth and well kept, with bright, attractive imagery. Now protected in an archival mylar cover.…

hardcover. Condizione: new.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.