The Aqedah as ‘template’? Genesis 22 and 1 Kings 17–18
Abstract
The story of Abraham’s willingness to give up his beloved son (Gen. 22) is a highly productive text – that is, it has triggered subsequent literary activity and played a significant role in the composition and shaping of other texts. In this essay, I want to first explore the possibility that 1 Kgs 17–18 is yet another text in which an author has alluded to Gen. 22 and then to reflect on the use of Gen. 22 as a source for narratives composed on analogies to it.
Citation
Lyons , M A 2021 , ' The Aqedah as ‘template’? Genesis 22 and 1 Kings 17–18 ' , Journal for the Study of the Old Testament , vol. 46 , no. 2 , pp. 161-176 . https://doi.org/10.1177/03090892211013837
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Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0309-0892Type
Journal article
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