Onslaught Against Innocence - by André Lacocque (Paperback)

Name: Onslaught Against Innocence - by André Lacocque (Paperback)
Brand: James Clarke Company
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An analytical study of the biblical myth of Cain and Abel, revealing the narrative intricacies and the profound insights of the story.
Author(s): André Lacocque
188 Pages
Religion, Biblical Studies

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This imaginative and insightful book provides a close reading of the Yahwist's story using both literary and psychological criticism.

Book Synopsis

An analytical study of the biblical myth of Cain and Abel, revealing the narrative intricacies and the profound insights of the story.

This is a literary-critical analysis of the myth of Cain and Abel, masterfully related in Genesis 4 by the Yahwist, probably the greatest storyteller in the Hebrew Bible. The Yahwist (commonly refered to as J, responsible for much of the Chapters 2-11 of Genesis) narrates the initial slaughter of one human being by another, and strikingly, it is described as fratricidal.

Onslaught Against Innocence explores the anthropological, theological, and psychological dimensions of this universal myth. LaCocque provides a close reading of J's story by using literary and psychological criticism, revealing that the biblical author has more than an "archaeological" design. Rather, his characters - including God, Adam, Eve, Cain, and Abel, plus minor figures - are paradigmatic, and as such they allow J to proceed with a fine analytical feel for the nature of evil. LaCocque shows that this well known story is much more than it seems at first sight; it is a portrait of a humanity that is always torn between the innocence of Eden and its denial; between what J calls "doing well" and "not doing well".

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 5.9 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)

Weight: .6 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 188

Genre: Religion

Sub-Genre: Biblical Studies

Publisher: James Clarke Company

Theme: Old Testament, General

Format: Paperback

Author: André Lacocque

Language: English

Street Date: June 24, 2010

TCIN: 1012422450

UPC: 9780227173190

Item Number (DPCI): 247-24-1903

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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