Abraham Narrative through the Structure of Turn Over
AUTHORS
Saya Lee,Department of General Education, Namseoul University, Cheonan 580-2302, Korea
ABSTRACT
Story of Abraham, which starts the history of head of families, implies three covenants that the Creator gives to Abraham. Three covenants are: (a) a promise that the land of Canaan belongs to Abraham, (b) a promise that the family of Abraham will become a great nation like stars in the sky and sands in seashore, and (c) a promise that all peoples in on the ground will have His prosperity. It is important to know when three covenants were fulfilling. Specifically, it is important to understand that history in Bible is specified as salvation history. Based on the relationship between covenants and fulfillments, this study applies the story of Abraham that has three “turn over” events into the modern society.
KEYWORDS
Abraham, Turn-over, Promise, Egypt, Laughter
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