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When Brothers Dwell Together

The Preeminance of Younger Siblings in the Hebrew Bible [Hardback]

by Frederick E. Greenspahn (associate Professor Of Judaic Studies, Associate Professor Of Judaic Studies, University Of Denver)

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      Frederick E. Greenspahn (associate Professor Of Judaic Studies, Associate Professor Of Judaic Studies, University Of Denver)

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Oxford University Press

    • Published

      May 1994

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    Although primogeniture is commonly assumed to have prevailed throughout the world and firstborns are regarded as most likely to achieve success, many of the most prominent figures in biblical literature are younger offspring, including Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Samuel, David, and Solomon. Adducing evidence from a wide range of disciplines, this study demonstrates that ancient Israelite fathers were free to choose their primary heirs. Rather than being either legally mandated or a protest against the prevailing norm, the Bible's propensity for younger offspring conforms to a widespread folk motif, evoking innocence, vulnerability, and destiny. Within the biblical context, this theme heightens God's role in supporting ostensibly unlikely heroes. Drawing on the resources of law, anthropology, folklore, and linguistics, Greenspahn shows how these tales serve as complex parables of the relationship of God to his chosen people, also reflecting Israel's own discomfort and confusion about the contradiction between its theology of election and the reality of political weakness.

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    • Author

      Frederick E. Greenspahn (associate Professor Of Judaic Studies, Associate Professor Of Judaic Studies, University Of Denver)

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Oxford University Press

    • Published

      May 1994

    • Weight

      436g

    • Page Count

      208

    • Dimensions

      153 x 229 x 17 mm

    • ISBN

      9780195082531

    • ISBN-10

      0195082532

    • Eden Code

      1146697

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    • Author/Creator: Frederick E. Greenspahn (associate Professor Of Judaic Studies, Associate Professor Of Judaic Studies, University Of Denver)

    • ISBN: 9780195082531

    • Publisher: Oxford University Press

    • Release Date: May 1994

    • Weight: 436g

    • Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 17 mm

    • Eden Code: 1146697

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