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A discussion of how the links between the stories of Adam and of the people of Israel explain otherwise perplexing features of the Eden narrative.
Postell contends that the opening chapters of the Bible, when interpreted as a strategic literary introduction to the Torah and to the Tanakh, intentionally foreshadows Israel's failure to keep the Sinai Covenant and their consequent exile from the Promised Land, in order to point the reader to a future work of God. Postell highlights numerous intentional links between the story of Adam and the story of Israel and, in the process, explains numerous otherwise perplexing features of the Eden story.
Postell employs a wealth of theologies to support his argument including those of Nicholas of Lyra, John Calvin, Wellhausen, Johannes Coccejus and Matthew Poole; successfully breathing new life into the wealth of exegeses.
Postell contends that the opening chapters of the Bible, when interpreted as a strategic literary introduction to the Torah and to the Tanakh, intentionally foreshadows Israel's failure to keep the Sinai Covenant and their consequent exile from the Promised Land, in order to point the reader to a future work of God. Postell highlights numerous intentional links between the story of Adam and the story of Israel and, in the process, explains numerous otherwise perplexing features of the Eden story.
Postell employs a wealth of theologies to support his argument including those of Nicholas of Lyra, John Calvin, Wellhausen, Johannes Coccejus and Matthew Poole; successfully breathing new life into the wealth of exegeses.
Price: $29.99
Pages: 216
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: James Clarke
Publication Date:
26 April 2012
Trim Size: 9.02 X 5.98 in
ISBN: 9780227680193
Format: Paperback
...I would recommend this book for biblical scholars and advanced students interested to explore new avenues for theological interpretation of Genesis...
— Igal German
...Postell's Adam as Israel, filled with rich exegetical insights and engendering many suggestive rabbit trails to pursue, is a solid contribution to biblical theology, joining a growing body of scholarship that, through holistic readings, marks a critically minded return to an earlier understanding of the Hebrew and Christian canons. Readers will be impressed afresh concerning the profound significance of the Eden narratives, along with the highly complex literary artistry at play within the Tanak...
— L. Michael Morales
Seth Postell puts forward a convincing argument to take seriously the cohesion of the final, canonical form of the Torah and Tanakh, as well as the introductory role that Genesis 1-3 plays within that final form. [...] The writing is very accessible, and would be of use to laypersons as well as academics and students of biblical studies.
— Matthew James Hamilton
...Postell has provided an excellent work that is readable, interesting, and has a handful of fascinating insights that will provide scholars, pastors, and lay-readers alike good material for years to come...
— James A. E. Mulroney
— Igal German
...Postell's Adam as Israel, filled with rich exegetical insights and engendering many suggestive rabbit trails to pursue, is a solid contribution to biblical theology, joining a growing body of scholarship that, through holistic readings, marks a critically minded return to an earlier understanding of the Hebrew and Christian canons. Readers will be impressed afresh concerning the profound significance of the Eden narratives, along with the highly complex literary artistry at play within the Tanak...
— L. Michael Morales
Seth Postell puts forward a convincing argument to take seriously the cohesion of the final, canonical form of the Torah and Tanakh, as well as the introductory role that Genesis 1-3 plays within that final form. [...] The writing is very accessible, and would be of use to laypersons as well as academics and students of biblical studies.
— Matthew James Hamilton
...Postell has provided an excellent work that is readable, interesting, and has a handful of fascinating insights that will provide scholars, pastors, and lay-readers alike good material for years to come...
— James A. E. Mulroney
Contents List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations 1 Introduction 2 History of Interpretation 3 Recent Studies 4 Methodology 5 A Text-Centered Analysis of Genesis 1-3, Part 1 6 A Text-Centered Analysis of Genesis 1-3, Part 2 7 Genesis 1-3: An Introduction to the Tanakh? Bibliography Scripture Index Subject and Name Index