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A Critical Theology of GenesisWhen We Read the Bible

A Critical Theology of Genesis: When We Read the Bible [Itzhak Benyamini, in his tantalizingly fresh reading of Genesis, writes plainly and elegantly what he describes as a “critical theology.” The focus is not exclusively on God—but it is primarily on the Bible’s leading character. What Benyamini means by “critical theology” is something fairly specific. He means a theology that takes a critical stance vis-à-vis the deity while, at the same time, seeking to understand what motivates God and what is accomplished, for better or worse, by what God does. His approach is both objective and subjective, like the deity himself. He is not interested in reconstructing or constructing a system, but rather, in deconstructing the deity’s behavior, as related in the biblical text, and examining the factors that may account for it. He is not so much looking for a method within the madness, so to speak, as for an explanation for the variously unpredictable and often complicated moves the deity makes. Why would God do what God does? What is in it for God?] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Critical Theology of GenesisWhen We Read the Bible

Part of the Radical Theologies Book Series
Benyamini, Itzhak
Springer Journals — Oct 2, 2016
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Palgrave Macmillan US
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
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978-1-137-59508-9
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1 –3
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10.1057/978-1-137-59509-6_1
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Abstract

[Itzhak Benyamini, in his tantalizingly fresh reading of Genesis, writes plainly and elegantly what he describes as a “critical theology.” The focus is not exclusively on God—but it is primarily on the Bible’s leading character. What Benyamini means by “critical theology” is something fairly specific. He means a theology that takes a critical stance vis-à-vis the deity while, at the same time, seeking to understand what motivates God and what is accomplished, for better or worse, by what God does. His approach is both objective and subjective, like the deity himself. He is not interested in reconstructing or constructing a system, but rather, in deconstructing the deity’s behavior, as related in the biblical text, and examining the factors that may account for it. He is not so much looking for a method within the madness, so to speak, as for an explanation for the variously unpredictable and often complicated moves the deity makes. Why would God do what God does? What is in it for God?]

Published: Oct 2, 2016

Keywords: Theological Critique; Kierkegaard; Buberian Sense; Joyful Movement; Primordial Placement

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