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Gender, power, and persuasion : the Genesis narratives and contemporary portraits / Mignon R. Jacobs.

Jacobs, Mignon R.
2007
222.1106 J17g 2007
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Title
Gender, power, and persuasion : the Genesis narratives and contemporary portraits / Mignon R. Jacobs.
Author
Jacobs, Mignon R.
ISBN
9780801027062 (pbk.)
0801027063 (pbk.)
Imprint
Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, ©2007.
Language
English
Description
272 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Call Number
222.1106 J17g 2007
System Control No.
(OCoLC)82367971
(OCoLC)82367971
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-255) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note
Divine and human dynamics in Genesis 2-3
Setting the stage : God and human (Genesis 2)
The ultimate test : created versus creator (Genesis 3)
Human to human
The conceptual triad in the Genesis narratives
Persuasive appeal : Abraham and Sarah (Genesis 12 and 20)
To persuade and to deceive : Isaac and Jacob (Genesis 27-28)
A semblance of power : Sarah and Hagar (Genesis 16 and 21)
Quest for power in the family domain : Rachel and Leah (Genesis 29-30)
Unleashed power through disguised identity : Judah and Tamar (Genesis 38)
Excursus : aspects of the law in the Genesis narratives
Female-male dynamics in contemporary contexts
Gender and power differentials
Persuasion in functional and relational domains.
Available in Other Form
Online version: Jacobs, Mignon R. Gender, power, and persuasion. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, ©2007
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