The Portrait of Isaac in Genesis 27: Between Synchronic and Diachronic Readings of Patriarch’s Character

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dc.contributor.authorRozonoer, Anna
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-05T11:59:50Z
dc.date.available2022-10-05T11:59:50Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractModern critical reception characterizes patriarch Isaac as a particular character type: the schlemiel. This article provides a tour through the cumulative evidence for this comedic read, focusing on Genesis 27, the blessing of Jacob. It provides a revised narratological and literary context, arguing that Isaac’s fivefold questioning demonstrates not confusion, but awareness: he knows exactly which son is in front of him. The paper presents an alternative narratological and literary context for Isaac, framing his questions in terms of the editing process: a synchronic reading of Isaac’s acumen is corroborated by evidence from diachronic reading. The redaction history of the Isaac material in chapter 26 yields a number of points suggesting the dependence of the Abraham material on the Isaac narrative. A number of features indicate a stronger, less subordinate Isaac figure based on the earlier tradition revealed by a complex transmission history than the image arising from the mainstream synchronic reading of chapter 27 seems to depict.en
dc.identifier.AlternativeLocation10.31743/vv.13351
dc.identifier.citation"Verbum Vitae", 2022, T. 40, nr 2, s. 375-385pl
dc.identifier.issn1644-8561
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12153/3752
dc.language.isoenpl
dc.publisherWydawnictwo KULpl
dc.rightsAttribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectbiblical interpretationpl
dc.subjectpatriarchal narrativespl
dc.subjecthistory of receptionpl
dc.subjectIsaacpl
dc.titleThe Portrait of Isaac in Genesis 27: Between Synchronic and Diachronic Readings of Patriarch’s Characteren
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlepl
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