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Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Burt, Encounters in the Dark

NEW BOOK FROM SBL PRESS:
Encounters in the Dark: Identity Formation in the Jacob Story
Noel Forlini Burt

$23.10 – $37.10

Series: Semeia Studies
Volume: 96

Publisher: SBL Press
Publication Date: 2020
ISBN: 9781628372847

Description

Encounters in the Dark: Identity Formation in the Jacob Story traces the many moments of darkness in the life of Jacob from the darkness of his mother’s womb to the triumphant scene of wrestling God by the Jabbok River. Through an exploration of key moments in Jacob’s story, Noel Forlini Burt follows his journey from home, to exile, and back home again. Jacob’s story symbolizes the larger story of the Israel’s own wrestling with God in the darkness of exile and return.

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