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Abraham and All the Families of the Earth: A Commentary on the Book of Genesis 12–50 is unavailable, but you can change that!

J. Gerald Janzen approaches Genesis with the “conviction that the final form of the text is greater than the mere sum of its sources, and that the theological vision which it presents is greater and more profound—more ripe or mature—than can be gained simply from studies of historical events and social situations out of which the text arose.” Janzen has developed a profound theological work in...

the created world. Abram’s role in the story of redemption is shown in the way the five references to curse are matched by the fivefold reference to blessing in 12:1–3. Even here the curse still finds a place, for the drama of redemption after the call of Abram still unfolds outside of Eden and within the ambiguities and conflicts of history. Yet we should notice the shift from plural to singular (those who bless you; the one who belittles you) and the way II.a is set off by itself, apart from II.b.b
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