Description: This book argues that a synchronic analysis of particular episodes in the Book of Genesis uncovers a series of binary oppositions that characterise the narrative world of Mamre and Sodom.
Brief description: Ambra Suriano Ambra Suriano is a Marie Curie research fellow at the Department of International Relations (School of Global Affairs) of Lancaster University. She is leading a research project on the politicization of religious texts in Israel and the ideology of settlement movements. Her research focuses on the construction of religious and political narratives from antiquity to the present day. More broadly, she is interested in the use of narrative devices to shape history, collective memory, and identity.
Review Quotes: "Suriano's monograph proves both persuasive and promising ... the volume represents a valuable contribution to scholarship on the book of Genesis and a significant addition to the libraries of those interested in narrative approaches to biblical exegesis." --Review of Biblical Literature