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Universalism and particularism at Sodom and Gomorrah: essays in memory of Ron Pirson

Diana Lipton
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  • Contents

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