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A Critical Theology of Genesis: The Non-Absolute God
Itzhak Benyamini
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Hardback. Series: Radical Theologies and Philosophies. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCF1; HRCG; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
In this book Itzhak Benyamini presents an alternative reading of Genesis, a close textual analysis from the story of creation to the binding of Isaac. This reading offers the possibility of a soft relation to God, not one characterized by fear and awe. The volume presents Don-Abraham-Quixote not as a perpetual knight of faith but as a cunning believer in the face of God's demands of him. Benyamini reads Genesis without making concessions to God, asking about Him before He examines the heart of Adam, Noah, Abraham, and the other knights of faith (if they are really that). In this ... Read more
In this book Itzhak Benyamini presents an alternative reading of Genesis, a close textual analysis from the story of creation to the binding of Isaac. This reading offers the possibility of a soft relation to God, not one characterized by fear and awe. The volume presents Don-Abraham-Quixote not as a perpetual knight of faith but as a cunning believer in the face of God's demands of him. Benyamini reads Genesis without making concessions to God, asking about Him before He examines the heart of Adam, Noah, Abraham, and the other knights of faith (if they are really that). In this ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Radical Theologies and Philosophies
Condition
New
Weight
443g
Number of Pages
159
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137595089
SKU
V9781137595089
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About Itzhak Benyamini
Itzhak Benyamini teaches at University of Haifa, and at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel. He is also the editor of Resling publishing house and the author of a number of books, including Narcissist Universalism: A Psychoanalytic Reading of Paul's Epistles (2012).
Reviews for A Critical Theology of Genesis: The Non-Absolute God
A Critical Theology of Genesis: The Non-Absolute God is an English-language translation of a Hebrew monograph ... that offers theological commentary on Genesis 1-22. ... Benyamini's approach to Genesis is quite welcome and promising. (Craig Evan Anderson, Reading Religion, readingreligion.org, April 24, 2019)