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When Brothers Dwell Together
The Preeminance of Younger Siblings in the Hebrew Bible

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Zusatztext He is to be congratulated from the outset for this methodological thoroughness and clarity. Masterfully following several avenues of inquiry and drawing out at every turn the fullest implications! he has provided a model of literacy! theological! and historical-critical interpretation. His discussion is remarkable also for its lucidity and for the thorough treatment of scholarly opinion. Klappentext Although primogeniture is commonly assumed to have prevailed throughout the world and firstborns are regarded as most likely to achieve success, many of the most prominent figures in biblical literature are younger offspring, including Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Samuel, David, and Solomon. Adducing evidence from a wide range of disciplines, this study demonstrates that ancient Israelite fathers were free to choose their primary heirs. Rather than being either legally mandated or a protest against the prevailing norm, the Bible's propensity for younger offspring conforms to a widespread folk motif, evoking innocence, vulnerability, and destiny. Within the biblical context, this theme heightens God's role in supporting ostensibly unlikely heroes. Drawing on the resources of law, anthropology, folklore, and linguistics, Greenspahn shows how these tales serve as complex parables of the relationship of God to his chosen people, also reflecting Israel's own discomfort and confusion about the contradiction between its theology of election and the reality of political weakness. Zusammenfassung This study of siblings in the Hebrew Bible describes how the Bible develops some of its most memorable plots around sibling interaction. The author seeks an explanation for the Bible's preference for younger siblings, who tend to emerge triumphant in tales of sibling rivalry.

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