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Universalism and particularism at Sodom and Gomorrah: essays in memory of Ron Pirson
Diana Lipton
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Frontmatter
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Acknowledgments (page vii)
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Abbreviations (page viii)
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Preface (page ix)
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Remembering Ron Pirson, by His Life-Partner (Petra Thijs, page xi)
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Ron Pirson: Memories of a Former Colleague (Pierre Van Hecke, page xv)
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Ron Pirson: Publications (page xvii)
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SECTION 1: THE ETHICS OF PREFERENCE
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The Eternal Liminality of Lot: Paying the Price of Opposing the Particular in the Sodom Narrative (William John Lyons, page 3)
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The Limits of Intercession: Abraham Reads Ezekiel at Sodom and Gomorrah (Diana Lipton, page 25)
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Changing God's Mind: Abraham versus Jonah (T.A. Perry, page 43)
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Why Did God Choose Abraham? Responses from Medieval Jewish Commentators (Amira Meir, page 53)
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SECTION 2: JUSTICE BY THE BOOK
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Outcry, Knowledge, and Judgment in Genesis 18-19 (Ellen J. van Wolde, page 71)
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Legal and Ethical Reflections on Genesis 18 and 19 (Calum Carmichael, page 101)
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Keeping the Way of YHWH: Righteousness and Justice in Genesis 18-19 (Megan Warner, page 113)
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SECTION 3: THE ETHICS OF HOSPITALITY
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Was Lot a Good Host? Was Lot Saved from Sodom as a Reward for His Hospitality? (Yitzhak (Itzik) Peleg, page 129)
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Hospitality Compared: Abraham and Lot as Hosts (Jonathan D. Safren, page 157)
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Hospitality and Hostility: Reading Genesis 19 in Light of 2 Samuel 10 (and Vice Versa) (Nathan MacDonald, page 179)
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Beyond Particularity and Universality: Reflections on Shadal's Commentary to Genesis 18-19 (Harlan J. Wechsler, page 191)
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Does Lot Know about Yada'? (Ron Pirson, page 203)
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Contributors (page 215)
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Index of Primary Texts (page 219)
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Index of Modern Authors (page 231)
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Published: c2012
Publisher: SBL Press
- 9781589836501 (paper)
- 9781589836518 (ebook)