"But Sarah Denied for She was Afraid": Considerations on Gen 18
This paper aims to interpret Sarah’s laugh in Gen 18:12. Sarah’s behaviour has been outlined over the years as distrustful in front of God, but her fear of the divine strangers allows a different reading. The comparison with the attitude of Lot’s sons-in-law in Gen 18:14 will help rescue Sarah from...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Univ.
2023
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Ílu
Année: 2023, Volume: 28, Pages: 1-6 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Biblia Hebrea
B Conciencia B inconsciencia B Sara B géneros de Lot B caracterización B reír B temor de Dios |
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| Résumé: | This paper aims to interpret Sarah’s laugh in Gen 18:12. Sarah’s behaviour has been outlined over the years as distrustful in front of God, but her fear of the divine strangers allows a different reading. The comparison with the attitude of Lot’s sons-in-law in Gen 18:14 will help rescue Sarah from a negative evaluation, so consciousness and unconsciousness will be pointed out to be the conditions for finding God’s piety. |
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| ISSN: | 1988-3269 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Ílu
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5209/ilur.85053 |