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The Patriarchs of Israel. The Torah. “Pentateuch”. Five Books: Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy. Authorship?. The Torah is traditionally ascribed to Moses “Books of the Law” or “ Books of Moses”. Genesis. Γένεσις (origin). Chosenness Legitimacy. Key Themes:.
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The Torah “Pentateuch” Five Books: • Genesis • Exodus • Leviticus • Numbers • Deuteronomy
Authorship? • The Torah is traditionally ascribedto Moses • “Books of the Law” • or • “Books of Moses”
Genesis Γένεσις (origin)
ChosennessLegitimacy Key Themes:
The Hebrew Patriarchs Abraham Isaac Jacob (Israel) While Joseph is a major figure in the Book of Genesis and is sometimes reckoned as a patriarch, only a fraction of the Israelites were descended from him.
Abraham COVENANT with Yahweh
YHWH Tetragrammaton “Yahweh”
“Yahweh” He who Exists (Loosely)
A Solemn Contract or Oath Covenant YAHWEH Will make Abraham and his descendants a great nation. ABRAHAM Will obey Yahweh.
CIRCUMCISION The Sign of the Covenant 8 Jewish males are still circumcised on the eighth day to mark the covenant with Abraham. Center for Jewish History, NYC
Abrahamic Religions Judaism Christianity Islam All of the Abrahamic recognize Abraham as a prophet who received a revelation from God.
Judeo-Christian Tradition In the Hebrew Bible, Isaac is chosen by Yahweh as the legitimate heir of the Abrahamic covenant.
But Ishmael would foster a great nation, as well. Hagar and Ishmael in the Desert, by GrigoriyUgrumov (c. 1785)
Islamic Tradition Islamic Tradition makes no special distinction for Isaac as the sole heir of the Abrahamic covenant.
The Kaaba Islam’s holiest shrine – according to Muslim tradition, built by Abraham and Ishmael Some Rights Reserved by Tab59
Ishmael ... Muslims also hold Ishmael to be an ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad. Muhammad
CIRCUMCISION The Sign of the Covenant Ceremonial circumcision is still practiced by most Muslim religious sects. Center for Jewish History, NYC
The Sacrifice of Isaac Abraham Sacrificing Isaac, by Laurent de La Hire, 1650
From Genesis 22 After these things God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I shall show you.” Abraham Sacrificing Isaac, by Laurent de La Hire, 1650
From Genesis 22 When they came to the place that God had shown him, Abraham built an altar there and laid the wood in order. He bound his son Isaac, and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to kill his son. Abraham Sacrificing Isaac, by Laurent de La Hire, 1650
From Genesis 22 But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven, and said, “Abraham, Abraham! … Do not lay your hand on the boy… for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” Abraham Sacrificing Isaac, by Laurent de La Hire, 1650
From Genesis 22 And Abraham looked up and saw a ram, caught in a thicket by its horns. Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. Abraham Sacrificing Isaac, by Laurent de La Hire, 1650
Sodom and Gomorrah What if there are 50? Genesis 18 Click to Read The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, John Martin, 1852.
Abraham’s nephew, Lot, and his family were rescued for Abraham’s sake.
Remember… According to the Book of Genesis, Lot’s wife was turned into a pillar of salt for disobeying the angel’s command.
Sodom and Gomorrah What does the story of Sodom and Gomorrah tell us about the Hebrew perception of Yahweh? The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, John Martin, 1852.
Lot and His Daughters Artemisia Gentileschi , Lot and His Daughters (1593–1653)
LEGITIMATE GROSS!!!
Ethnocentrism One’s own group is at the center.
Xenophobia A Distaste for Foreigners
Art Link Isaac Abraham was now very old, and the LORD had blessed him in every way. He said to the senior servant in his household, the one in charge of all that he had, “…I want you to swear by the LORD… that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living, but will go to my country and my own relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac.” -- Genesis 24 DOCUMENT Michael Deas, Rebekah at the Well
Isaac Rebekah Jacob Esau Primogeniture
Isaac Rebekah COVENANT Jacob Esau HOW???
Stories of Jacob and Esau from the Book of Genesis The Birthright The Blessing
Jacob’s Ladder The Covenant Renewed William Blake, Jacob's Ladder
Israel “God Wrestler” “ Your name is no longer Jacob. From now on it's Israel; you've wrestled with God and you've come through.“ -- Genesis 32 Eugène Delacroix, Jacob Wrestling with the Angel
Leah JACOB Rachel The Sons of Jacob Reuben Dan The Twelve Tribes of Israel Simeon Naphtali Levi Joseph Judah Manasseh Ephraim Benjamin Gad Judah appears purple because the kings of the Davidic Line were from this tribe. Asher Issachar Green denotes children Jacob fathered through his wives’ maidservants. Zebulun