01970nam a2200217Ia 4500 2492 20241204182553.0 201109s9999||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und|| B000 spa eng BS1235 G4 Gunkel, Hermann 11449 The legends of Genesis, the Biblical saga and history / Hermann Gunkel ; introducción por William F. Albright 1a ed. ; 2a reimpresión EUA : Schocken Books, 1966 164 p. : 20.4 x 13. 5 cm Every new archaeological discovery in the Middle East bears further witness to the stature of "one of the most remarkable Old Testament scholars of modern times," as Hermann Gunkel is characterized by W. F. Albright in the introduction to this book. Relying on a highly developed sense of religious and aesthetic values, and a broad knowledge of literary frms, Gunkel found in the Patriarchal legends accurate memories of past happenings. Gunkel recognized the influence of Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Canaanite elements and their transformation and integration into Hebrew thinking. He stood up against Wellhausen's widely influential treatment of Genesis as a collection of primitive, unhistorical myths. He prepared the way for contributions from cultural anthropology to he understanding of the Biblical period. "The parallels between the life of Genesis and the activities mentioned in contemporary extra-biblical sources are very far-reach-ing indeed," Albright declares, as he reminds us that "Abraham turns out to have been a caravan leader, and the very name 'Hebrew' refers to doney caravaneering." Gunkel (1862-1932) succeeded Carl ornill in 1920 in the coveted chair of Old Testament at the University of Halle. This book is the opening section of this monumental Commentary on Genesis. Biblia Génesis Crítica y comentarios 17125 Albright, William F. 17126 lcc BK 9479 9479 0 0 lcc V. 1 0 0 G B000 B000 2020-11-10 0 BS1235 G4 5374 2020-11-10 00:00:00 Ej. 1 2020-11-10 BK