A New Glimpse of Day One: Intertextuality, History of Interpretation, and Genesis 1.1-5

S. D. Giere

Published by De Gruyter 2009

A New Glimpse of Day One

Intertextuality, History of Interpretation, and Genesis 1.1-5

S. D. Giere

Volume 172 in the series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110224344

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About this book

Informed by the understanding that all texts are intertexts, this work develops and employs a method that utilizes the concept of intertextuality for the purpose of exploring the history of interpretation of a biblical text. With Day One, Genesis 1.1–5, as the primary text, the intertextuality of this biblical text is investigated in its Hebrew (Masoretic Text) and Greek (Septuagint) contexts. The study then broadens to take up the intertextuality of Day One in other Hebrew and Greek texts up to c. 200 CE, moving from Hebrew texts such as Ben Sira and the Dead Sea Scrolls to Greek texts such as Josephus, Philo, the New Testament, and early Christian texts. What emerges from this is a new glimpse of the intertextuality of Day One that provides insight into the complexity of the intertextuality of a biblical text and the role that language plays in intertextuality and interpretation. In addition to the methodological insights that this approach provides to the history of interpretation, the study also sheds light on textual and theological questions that relate to Day One, including the genesis of creatio ex nihilo.

Author / Editor information

S. D. Giere, Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, IA, USA.

Reviews

"[...] ouvrage impressionnant."
R. Hunziker-Rodewald in: Revue d'Histoire et de Philosophie Religieuses 96.4 (2016), 448

"Der Vf. hat eine interessante Textsammlung vorgelgt, die er methodisch reflektiert auswertet."
M. Bauks in: Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 123, 1/ 2011

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Chapter 1 Intertextuality & Method Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2 Genesis 1.1–5 in the Hebrew Bible Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	16
Chapter 3 Genesis 1.1–5 in Greek Equivalents of Texts in the Hebrew Bible Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
Chapter 4 Intertextual Afterlives of Genesis 1.1–5 in Hebrew Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	142
Chapter 5 Intertextual Afterlives of Genesis 1.1–5 in Greek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	212
Chapter 6 The Tapestries of Genesis 1.1–5 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	280
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics, Institutes, Libraries
Pages
- Front matter: 17
- Main content: 359
Keywords: Creation; Genesis; Interpretation; Intertextuality; Hermeneutics

eBook

Published: December 15, 2009
ISBN: 9783110224344

Hardcover

Published: December 15, 2009
ISBN: 9783110224337