J's Problem with the East: Observations on the So-Called Yahwistic Texts in Genesis 1-25

Abstrakt

The cardinal direction east appears in strongly negative connotation in the so-called Yahwistic texts in Genesis. The chapter offers an analysis of all texts in question and describes the ideological agenda behind them.

Klíčová slova

• Genesis
• Yahwistic texts
• redaction criticism
• hidden polemic