Belonging in Genesis :

Mbuvi, Amanda Beckenstein, 1976-

Belonging in Genesis : biblical Israel and the politics of identity formation / Amanda Beckenstein Mbuvi. - Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, c2016. - xii, 167 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Playing by different rules: reading Genesis through its deferrals -- (Un)conventional Genesis: two ways of reading identity and the divine word -- Family storytelling: the relationship between Genesis and its readers -- The theology of genealogy: a boundary breaking foundation for identity -- The social ladder and the family tree: competing approaches to structuring identity -- Fruitfulness: the emergence of a new identity beyond insider/outsider dichotomies.

9781602587472 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Bible.--Genesis--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Identification (Religion)--Biblical teaching.
Families--Biblical teaching.

222.1106 / MBU