Abraham, Israel and the Nations

by Paul R. Williard and Paul R. Williamson

The divine promises to Abraham have long been recognized as a key to the book of Genesis as a whole. But their variety, often noted, also raises literary and theological problems. Why do they differ each time, and how are they related to each other and to the story of Abraham? Williamson focuses on the promises in Genesis 15 and 17, and concludes that they are concerned with two distinct but related issues. Genesis 15 guarantees God's promise to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841271527
• ISBN13: 9781841271521
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.5"