| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 313 pages) |
| Series |
Biblical interpretation series ; volume 171 |
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Biblical interpretation series ; v. 171.
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| Contents |
Intro; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Status Quaestionis; 1.1.1 Review of Literature; 1.1.2 Problems; 1.2 Clarification of Terminology; 1.2.1 Israel; 1.2.2 Israel's Inheritance; 1.3 Methodological Considerations; 1.4 Overview of the Argument; Chapter 2 The Firstborn Son in Jewish Society; 2.1 Primogeniture in Greco-Roman Society; 2.2 Primogeniture in Jewish Inheritance Practices; 2.2.1 Frederick E. Greenspahn and Primogeniture; 2.2.2 Primogeniture in Genesis and 1 Chronicles; 2.2.3 Primogeniture in Deuteronomic Family Law and Its Later Interpretations |
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2.2.4 Conclusion; 2.3 The Firstborn in the Jewish Cultic Setting; 2.3.1 The Firstborn in the Story of Cain and Abel (Gen 4:4); 2.3.2 The Cultic Offering of the Firstborn; 2.3.3 The Levites as the Firstborn Son of Israel; 2.3.4 The First Fruits; 2.3.5 Summary; Chapter 3 The Firstborn Son as Self-Perception of Israel; 3.1 The Jacob Cycle (Genesis 25:19-35:22); 3.1.1 The Text; 3.1.2 Analysis; 3.2 Exod 4:21-26; 3.2.1 The Text; 3.2.2 Analysis; 3.3 Psalm 89; 3.3.1 The Text; 3.3.2 Analysis; 3.4 Jer 31:7-14; 3.4.1 The Text; 3.4.2 Analysis; 3.5 Jubilees; 3.5.1 The Text; 3.5.2 Analysis; 3.6 4Q369 |
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4.3.5 The Meaning of the Firstborn Son in Heb 12:23; 4.3.6 Conclusion; 4.4 Revelation; 4.4.1 The Background; 4.4.2 The Meaning of the Firstborn Son in Rev 1:5; 4.5 [Excursus] Luke 2:7; Chapter 5 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of Biblical Texts; Index of Modern Authors; Index of Ancient Sources |
| Summary |
"Despite scholars' ongoing historical and sociological investigations into the ancient family, the right and the status of the firstborn son have been rarely explored by NT scholars, and this topic has not attracted the careful attention that it deserves. This work offers a study of the meaning of the firstborn son in the New Testament paying specific attention to the concept of primogeniture in the Old Testament and Jewish literature. This study argues that primogeniture was a unique institution in Jewish society, and that the title of the firstborn son indicates his access to the promise of Israel, and is associated with the right of the inheritance (i.e., primogeniture) including the Land and the special status of Israel"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
"This monograph is a revised version of [the author's] doctoral thesis, submitted to the University of Aberdeen in 2015"--Acknowledgements |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 22, 2019) |
| Subject |
Jesus Christ -- Person and offices.
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| SUBJECT |
Jesus Christ fast |
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First-born children in the Bible.
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Sons -- Biblical teaching
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Primogeniture (Jewish law)
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament.
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RELIGION -- Judaism -- Sacred Writings.
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Christology
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First-born children in the Bible
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Primogeniture (Jewish law)
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2019009785 |
| ISBN |
9789004394940 |
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900439494X |
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