Résumé
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This essay takes us on a voyage through Genesis, just as we might cross the Pacific in a rowing boat, exploiting every wave to the full. It may look like a very long read, but the reader is not obliged to devour it all in one go, following every detail - rather dip into this page or that - the Creation, or maybe Abraham, or Noah or Joseph... Each section provides a view of the whole and the author is never sparing with reminders. As a result, perhaps paradoxically, the reader becomes increasingly at ease. Once upon a time, the beautiful historical traditions, legends, even ancient myths, were all gathered together for the Judeans on their return from exile. There may have been a temptation to awake their nationalistic pride and, perhaps, the desire for independence or a king. But the Book of Genesis, on the contrary, offered them a more refined account of the origin of the Nations and of Israel. Man is wounded, Israel is wounded and when its role among all the Nations is announced, it is that of service: Joseph and his brothers end up exiled in Egypt. Kings usually wish for two things: a good land and an eldest son. But Genesis refuses both, and gives instead a sort of abdication: it wants to purge man of his thirst for power. The resulting vacuum is then filled with the blessed Presence of God and brother. What the Prophets foretold in a thunderous voice is transformed by Genesis into gentler tales that are both popular and wise. And the old legends, myths, and historical recollections are bound together, polished and unified by a very sound literary awareness. It is precisely this sensitivity, this simple and refined art, that 'Le partage de minuit' wishes to share with us.
L'auteur - Jacques Cazeaux
Autres livres de Jacques Cazeaux
Caractéristiques techniques
PAPIER | |
Éditeur(s) | Cerf |
Auteur(s) | Jacques Cazeaux |
Collection | Lectio divina |
Parution | 07/09/2006 |
Format | 13.5 x 21.4 |
Couverture | Broché |
Poids | 780g |
EAN13 | 9782204080491 |
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