Von welcher sozialen Wirklichkeit erzählt Gen 24?

Abstract

Questions concerning social history help to recontruct aspects of every day life texts takes for granted and subsequently this understanding offers new possibilities for an interpretation. Regarding Gen 24, a narration that centres on the problems of heritage and the continued existence of Abraham's family, the references to the social reality behind the text offers new insights into the intentions of the narration as well as some evidence concerning the time of the story's origin.