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050 00 $aBS579.B7$bG73 1994
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049 $aMAIN
100 1 $aGreenspahn, Frederick E.,$d1946-
245 10 $aWhen brothers dwell together :$bthe preeminence of younger siblings in the Hebrew Bible /$cFrederick E. Greenspahn.
260 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c1994.
300 $axi, 193 pages ;$c25 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 161-174) and indexes.
505 0 $aFirstborn of all creation -- An unnatural custom -- Sacrifice of firstborns -- Inheritance -- Israelite inheritance -- bĕkōr -- Succession -- Summary -- The last shall be first -- Every brother a supplanter -- The son God has chosen.
520 $aAlthough 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. Central to the plot of most biblical stories, the sibling relationships depicted are rarely harmonious, and the surprising preference for younger siblings is an intriguing and unexplained pattern.
520 8 $aUsing evidence from a wide range of disciplines. Frederick E. Greenspahn presents a seminal interpretation of this phenomenon. In this study, he demonstrates that ancient Israelite fathers were in fact free to choose their primary heirs. The Bible's propensity for younger offspring, Greenspahn shows, reflects neither a legally mandated norm nor a protest against the prevailing custom, but rather conforms to a widespread folk motif, evoking innocence, vulnerability, and destiny.
520 8 $aWithin 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, in portraying younger siblings triumphing over older ones, these tales serve as complex parables of God's relationship to his chosen people, and reflect Israel's own discomfort with the contradiction between its theology of election and the reality of political weakness.
506 $aOnline version licensed for access by U. of T. users.
590 $bArchive
630 00 $aBible.$pOld Testament$xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
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650 0 $aBrothers in the Bible.
650 0 $aSisters in the Bible.
650 0 $aFirst-born children in the Bible.
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650 7 $aFirst-born children in the Bible.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00925802
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650 17 $aOude Testament.$2gtt
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650 17 $aPrimogenituur.$2gtt
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650 07 $aErstgeburt.$2swd
653 0 $aJudaism$aScriptures$aSpecial subjects$aSiblings
655 7 $aCriticism, interpretation, etc.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411635
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780195082531.pdf
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0602/93028112-d.html
856 41 $31994.$uhttp://link.library.utoronto.ca/eir/EIRdetail.cfm?Resources__ID=1048299&T=F
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856 41 $uhttp://link.library.utoronto.ca/eir/EIRdetail.cfm?Resources__ID=431747&T=F
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