Monday, February 20, 2012

Esau

“Esau is the only character in this narrative never to receive a word from God. The narrative unmistakably portrays Esau not only as unfit to carry the promise forward but also as unfit to hear a divine word.”—Jacob and the Divine Trickster, page 72

<idle musing>
Really? John, aren't you reading a bit too much into that?
</idle musing>

UPDATE: Typo on my part for the title of the post; thanks to Claude for pointing it out.
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2 comments:

  1. Dr. Claude MariottiniMon Feb 20, 01:29:00 PM CST

    James,

    A small correction: The title of your post is misspelled. It should be "Esau."

    Claude Mariottini

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  2. John AndersonMon Feb 20, 07:40:00 PM CST

    No. I don't think I am.

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