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The Forsaken Firstborn: A Study of a Recurrent Motif in the Patriarchal Narratives

A Study of a Recurrent Motif in the Patriarchal Narratives

  • Paperback
  • 159 pages
  • Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 0.9 cm

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This provocative book combines literary and historical methods to examine the phenomenon of the 'forsaken firstborn' in Genesis. The dignity of the firstborn sons of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph-Ishmael, Esau, Reuben and Manasseh-is disregarded in the narrative and the rights inherent in their status are taken from them and conferred on a younger brother. One might easily compare this with the motif in many folktales of the youngest son outdoing his elder brothers in cleverness and skill. But unlike the folklore motif, in the book of Genesis the younger brother's success is not due to any courageous deed or heroic feat on his own part. Instead the displacement of the elder by the younger is usually the result of somebody else's initiative and achievement.

  • Title

    The Forsaken Firstborn: A Study of a Recurrent Motif in the Patriarchal Narratives

  • Author

    Roger Syr n

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Continnuum-3PL

  • Published

    August 2009

  • Weight

    232g

  • Page Count

    159

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 0.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9780567501738

  • ISBN-10

    0567501736

  • Eden Code

    2661011