REL 312: OT Studies — Genesis:
Recommended Readings
Recommended Readings
The links to recommended readings found in this section of the site take you to articles and essays which may be found on databases accessible only to the Mars Hill College campus community (or to other colleges and universities which subscribe to the same services). To access many of the links, you may need to be connected to the campus network or already logged-in by linking through the library proxy if off-campus.
Readings for Genesis 16–19 (Abraham Day II)
William Foxwell Albright, "The Names Shaddai and Abram," Journal of Biblical Literature 54:4 (1935) 173–204. Read this article on JSTOR.
Frank Moore Cross, Jr., "Yahweh and the God of the Patriarchs," The Harvard Theological Review 55:4 (1962) 225–259. Read this article online at JSTOR.
G. H. R. Horsley, "Name Change as an Indication of Religious Conversion in Antiquity," Numen 34:1 (1987) 1-17. Read this article online at JSTOR.
John Van Seters, "The Problem of Childlessness in near Eastern Law and the Patriarchs of Israel," Journal of Biblical Literature 87:4 (1968) 401–408. Read this article on JSTOR.
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