Tuesdays are for the Old Testament - 7/21/15
Sailhamer, John H. The Pentateuch As Narrative. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992.
Chapter 1, “Genesis” pp. 81-240.
Part 2 “Account of Abraham (11:27-25:10) pp. 137-184. Section E “Abraham and Abimelech (20:1-18)” pp. 174-176.
In Genesis chapter 20 Sailhamer views Abraham as a prophet who prays for and restores foreign people who wish for God’s restoration. In the incident with Abimelech, “Abraham’s words (vv. 11-13) serve to show that he had mistakenly judged the Philistines to be a wicked people, something which the actions of the Philistines proved false” (Sailhamer 1992, 175).
Sailhamer, John H. The Pentateuch As Narrative. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992.
Chapter 1, “Genesis” pp. 81-240.
Part 2 “Account of Abraham (11:27-25:10) pp. 137-184. Section E “Abraham and Abimelech (20:1-18)” pp. 174-176.
In Genesis chapter 20 Sailhamer views Abraham as a prophet who prays for and restores foreign people who wish for God’s restoration. In the incident with Abimelech, “Abraham’s words (vv. 11-13) serve to show that he had mistakenly judged the Philistines to be a wicked people, something which the actions of the Philistines proved false” (Sailhamer 1992, 175).
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