Macchi, Jean-Daniel
Israë͏̈l et ses tribus selon Genèse 49

Die Studie bietet eine philologische und literarische Analyse von Gen 49 sowie weiterer »Stammes-Systeme«. - This philological and literary study of Genesis 49 argues - against a widely held scholarly opinion - that the so-called blessings of Jacob do not represent original documents of Israel’s tribal tradition but rather belong to the final stage of the redaction of the book of Genesis and of the Pentateuch. An analysis of the other Old Testament »tribal systems« shows that the notion of a Twelve-Tribes Israel originated little earlier than the exile (6th century B.C.). Jacob’s sayings adressing his twelve sons are products of two different authors: Verses 13-21 go back to a North Israelite source from the time of the Omrides. This source was the only extrabiblical document used by the second and main author who wrote during the Persian period of Judah. XIV,380 Seiten, gebunden (Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis; Vol. 171/Éditions Universitaires Fribourg/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 1999) leichte Lagerspuren, leicht bestoßen, Mängelexemplarstempel auf Fußschnitt/unused, minor shelfwear, slightly bumped, remainder mark stamp on edge