Textual Comparison 1 Name:_________________<\/p>\n
Introduction to the Bible \u2013 TH-130 Date: ____________<\/p>\n
Textual Comparison Example<\/p>\n
Text: 1: Genesis 24<\/p>\n
Text: 2: Genesis 29<\/p>\n
Main Theme in Context:<\/p>\n
This appears in a section of the book of Genesis<\/p>\n
that tells stories about Israel\u2019s earliest ancestors.<\/p>\n
The passage appears just after the death of<\/p>\n
Abraham\u2019s wife Sarah, and turns to focus on his<\/p>\n
son Isaac. The main theme is Abraham sending his<\/p>\n
servant to search for a wife for Isaac<\/p>\n
Main Theme in Context:<\/p>\n
In the same section of Genesis, this occurs in the<\/p>\n
midst of a series of stories about Jacob, son of Isaac,<\/p>\n
and appears after Jacob has stolen his brother\u2019s<\/p>\n
birthright and fled from home, directly after God<\/p>\n
appeared to him at Bethel. The main theme is how<\/p>\n
Jacob married Leah and Rachel.<\/p>\n
Similarities between Text 1 and Text 2 (at least 6)Both are prose narratives<\/p>\n
\u2022 Both involve a trip to Abraham\u2019s relatives<\/p>\n
(Gen 24:29; 29:5)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Both focus on arranging a wedding (Gen 24:3-<\/p>\n
4; 29:18)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Both involve meeting at a well (Gen 24:11;<\/p>\n
29:2)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Someone draws water in both (Gen 24:16;<\/p>\n
29:10)<\/p>\n
\u2022 The woman \u201cran and told\u201d her family in both<\/p>\n
(Gen 24:28; 29:12)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Laban ran back to meet the man in both (Gen<\/p>\n
24:30; 29:13)<\/p>\n
\u2022 In both the man is asked to stay (Gen 24:31;<\/p>\n
29:14)<\/p>\n
\u2022 In both something is given before the<\/p>\n
marriage (Gen 24:22, 30; 29:15-20, 26-30)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Both refer to God as the LORD (Gen 24:1, 3, 7,<\/p>\n
12, 31, 35, 40, 42, 48, 50, 52; 29:31-35)<\/p>\n
Differences between Text 1 and Text 2 (at least 6)<\/p>\n
In Gen 24:17 the servant meets the woman at<\/p>\n
the well; in Gen 29:10 it is Jacob himself<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Gen 24:2-9 the servant is sent by Abraham;<\/p>\n
in Gen 29:1-3, Jacob is travelling on his own<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Gen 24:22 the servant brings gifts; in Genesis<\/p>\n
29 Jacob has nothing<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Gen 24:67 Isaac marries one wife; in Gen<\/p>\n
29:21-30 Jacob marries two women<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Gen 24:12-14 the servant prays for guidance;<\/p>\n
in Genesis 29 Jacob does not pray<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Gen 24:3-7, 12-14, 35, 40, 42, 48, 50, 52<\/p>\n
there is an emphasis on trust in God; in Gen<\/p>\n
29:10-11, 18-20, 30 the emphasis is on<\/p>\n
romantic love<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Gen 24:52-61 the marriage is immediate; in<\/p>\n
Gen 29:15-28 it is delayed for 14 years<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Genesis 24 God\u2019s leading is explicit<\/p>\n
throughout; in Genesis it is only said at the end,<\/p>\n
in Gen 29:31-35<\/p>\n
Summarize and explain how the two texts might relate to one another:<\/p>\n
Genesis 24 and 29 tell very similar stories about two different people: In both cases a wedding is<\/p>\n
arranged when a man travels to a distant land and meets a woman at a well, someone draws water, the<\/p>\n
woman runs back to her family, and negotiations for the marriage begin. Despite these and many other<\/p>\n
similarities of plot and setting, the characters are different and behave very differently. In Genesis 24 it<\/p>\n
is a servant who is sent to arrange the marriage, brings gifts, prays for divine guidance and receives it. In<\/p>\n
Genesis 29 the future husband travels himself, comes with nothing, asks for no divine guidance, and yet<\/p>\n
is still granted divine favor. One possible explanation for the close relation between these two texts<\/p>\n
could be that Genesis 24 is dependent on Genesis 29, anticipating major details of its plot while giving<\/p>\n
greater emphasis to God\u2019s role in the marriage. Another possibility is that both passages follow a specific<\/p>\n
ancient form (genre or \u201ctype-scene\u201d) in which arranged marriages tend to be described according to this<\/p>\n
shared plot (see also Exodus 2 regarding Moses\u2019 marriage). In that case, the differences are not due to<\/p>\n
one copying or correcting the other, but simply due to the individual shaping of each story based on this<\/p>\n
traditional form, giving Isaac and Jacob their own distinctive characterizations. On this explanation,<\/p>\n
Genesis 24 seems to have been written with the intent of showing faithfulness to God in finding the right<\/p>\n
marriage partner, whereas in Genesis 29 the story is told in a way that highlights Jacob being caught in<\/p>\n
his own tricks (he is portrayed as a trickster elsewhere in Genesis 27-28).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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