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The Story of Cain and Abel: a Narrative Study

van Wolde, Ellen·1991·Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
DOI 10.1177/030908929101605202
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The story of Cain and Abel is a concise short story marked by an elliptic use of language. A narrative study of the actions of the three protagonists YHWH, Cain and Abel demonstrates that the actions of (not) looking are the main ones. These actions are all concerned with the theme of brotherhood. YHWH is the only one in this story who is paying attention to Abel, the so-called worthless one. Even the narrator is not paying much attention to him. Both YHWH's actions and the narrative ellipses intend to persuade the readers to follow YHWH's preference for the weak brother.

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  • The verb qana speaks to the coherence between the creation of God and the procreation of woman.

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Authors
van Wolde, E.
Affiliations
Faculty of Theology, Catholic University Nijmegen 6525 HT Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Venue
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
1991-12
Volume
16
Issue
52
Pages
25-41
ISSN
  • 0309-0892 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-6728
DOI
10.1177/030908929101605202
OpenAlex
W2126606429
Cited by
16
References
14
Citations by year
2024: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
FWCI
0.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Narrative Theory and Analysis
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies
Keywords
Cain and Abel, Genesis 4, brotherhood, YHWH, Abel, Cain, narrative persuasion, Hebrew Bible narrative

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