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001 2009017570
003 DLC
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008 090427s2009 mnu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009017570
020 $a9780800663735 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
050 00 $aBV1235.52$b.S65 2009
082 00 $a222/.11066$222
100 1 $aSmith, Mark S.,$d1955-
245 14 $aThe priestly vision of Genesis 1 /$cby Mark S. Smith.
260 $aMinneapolis, MN :$bAugsburg Fortress,$c2009.
263 $a0911
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- The purpose and parameters of this book -- The plan of this book -- The format of this book -- Prelude: Creation in the Bible -- Models of creation in the Bible -- Creation as divine might -- Creation as divine wisdom -- Creation as divine presence -- Part I: Creation and the priestly vision of reality -- The first day : questions about Genesis 1 -- Does Genesis 1:1 begin in "the" beginning? -- Did God make creation from nothing in Genesis 1:2? -- Does genesis 1 explain the origins of good and evil? -- What is the significance of divine speech in Genesis 1:3? -- Was the light on day one in Genesis 1:3 created? -- Why are divine sight, separation, and speech in Genesis 1:4-5 important? -- Who is the audience for the divine speech and light in Genesis 1? -- The first week : priestly time and space, humanity and divinity -- Priestly time and space -- Priestly time : the lights of day four -- Priestly person : humanity on day six -- Priestly God : divine blessing and Sabbath on day seven -- The priestly vision of Genesis 1 -- Part II: Literary issues concerning Genesis 1 and its position in the Hebrew Bible -- The first creation story : Genesis 1 as priestly prologue and commentary -- The scribal background of biblical texts -- The priestly, scribal context of Genesis 1 -- Genesis 1 as implicit commentary in narrative form -- Is Genesis 1 a creation myth? : yes and no -- Myth and its modern definers -- Ancient signs of what myths are -- Myths in relation to various genres -- Divine space in myth -- Is Genesis 1 a "creation myth"? -- Appendix: A very brief introduction to modern scholarly approaches to Genesis 1 -- Recent approaches in biblical studies -- Traditional approaches and Genesis 1 -- A few reflections.
630 00 $aBible.$pO.T.$pGenesis I$xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
650 0 $aCreationism.
650 0 $aCreation$xMythology.
650 0 $aPriesthood.