A Special Bibliography for Genesis 12-50

Commentaries:

Joyce Baldwin, From Abraham to Joseph: The Message of Genesis 12-50 (The Bible Speaks Today) Inter-Varsity, 1986.
J. Gerald Janzen, Abraham and All the Families of the Earth: A Commentary on the Book of Genesis 12-50 (ITC), Eerdmans, 1993.***
A. R. Millard and D. J. Wiseman, Essays on the Patriarchal Narratives, Inter Varsity, 1980.
R. W. Moberly, Genesis 12-50 (Old Testament Guides, 2), Sheffield Academic, 1992.

Monographs:

Leslie Brisman, The Voice of Jacob: On the Composition of Genesis (Indiana Studies in Biblical Literature), Indiana University Press, 1990.
George W. Coats, From Canaan to Egypt, Catholic Biblical Association of America, 1976. ***1/2
John Ha, Genesis 15: A Theological Compendium of Pentateuchal History (BZAW, 181), Walter De Gruyter, 1989.
R. H. Hess, G. J. Wenham, and P. E. Satterthwaite (eds.), He Swore and Oath: Biblical Themes from Genesis 12-50, Baker, 1994. ****
Robert E. Longacre, Joseph: A Story of Divine Providence: A Text Theoretical and Textlinguistic Analysis of Genesis 37 and 39-48,
____ Eisenbrauns, 1989.
Stephen K. Sherwood, Had God Not Been on My Side: An Examination for the Narrative Technique on the Story of Jacob and Laban,
____ Genesis 29:1-32:2 (European University Studies: Theology Series, 23), Peter Lang, 1990. ****
Ronald S. Wallace, Isaac & Jacob: Genesis 24-36, Triangle Books, 1983.
________ The Story of Joseph and the Family of Jacob, Eerdmans, 2000.
Claus Westermann, Joseph: Eleven Bible Studies on Genesis, Fortress, 1996.
________ The Promises to the Fathers: Studies on the Patriarchal Narratives, Fortress, 1980.

Articles

James S. Ackerman, "Joseph, Judah, and Jacob" in Literary Interpretations of Biblical Narratives (ed. K. R. R. Gros Louis), Abingdon,
____ 1982.
T. Desmond Alexander, "Genesis 22 and the Covenant of Circumcision," JSOT 25 (1983): 17-22.
________ "Lot's Hospitality: A Clue to His Righteousness," JBL 104 (1985): 289-91.
Robert Alter, "Biblical Type--Scenes and the use of Convention," Critical Inquiry 5 (1978): 355-368.
________ "How Convention Helps Us Read: The Case of the Bible's Annunciation Type-Scene," Prooftexts 3 (1983): 115-130.
________ "Sodom as Nexus: The Web of Design in Biblical Narrative," Tikkun 1 (1986): 30-38.
Carl Amerding, "The Last Words of Jacob: Genesis 49," BSac 112 (1955): 320–29.
Moshe Anbar, "Genesis 15: A Conflation of Two Deuteronomic Narratives," JBL 101 (1982): 39-55.
Maurice E. Andrew, "Moving from Death to Life: Verbs of Motion in the Story of Judah and Tamar in Gen 38," ZAW 105 (1993): 262-69.
Mieke Bal, "Sexuality, Sin, and Sorrow," Poetics Today 6 (1985): 21-42.
Bob Becking, " 'They Hated Him Even More' : Literary Technique in Genesis 37.1-11," Biblische Notizen 60 (1991): 40-47.
Ehud Ben Zvi, "The Dialogue Between Abraham and YHWH in Gen 18:23-32, a Historical-Critical Analysis," JSOT 53 (1992): 27-46.
Mark E. Biddle, "The 'Endangered Ancestress' and Blessing for the Nations," JBL 109 (1990): 599-611.
Phyllis A. Bird, "Harlot as Heroine: Narrative Art and Social Presupposition in three Old Testament Texts," Semeia 46 (1989): 119-39.
Joseph Blenkinsopp, "Biographical Patterns in Biblical Narratives," JSOT 20 (1981): 27-46.
Louis T. Brodie, "Jacob's Travail," JSOT 19 (1981): 31-60.
George W. Coats, "Abraham's Sacrifice of Faith, a Form-Critical Study of Genesis 22," Interpretation 27 (1973): 389-400.
________ "Lot: A Foil in the Abraham Saga," Understanding the Word (JSOT Sup, 37, 1985): 113-132.
________ "Redactional Unity in Genesis 37-50," JBL 93 (1974): 15-21.
James L. Crenshaw, "Journey into Oblivion: A Structural Analysis of Gen. 22:1-19," Sound 58 (1975): 243-56.
Edward M. Curtis, "Structure, Style and Context as a Key to Interpreting Jacob's Encounter at Peniel," JETS 30 (1987): 129-37.
Phillip R. Davies, "The Sacrifice of Isaac and Passover," Studia Biblica 1 (1978): 127-132.
William D. Dennison, "Bethel: House of God," Kerux. (sermon)
________ "Abraham the Prophet," Kerux. (sermon)
Thomas B. Dozeman, "The Wilderness and Salvation History in the Hagar Story," JBL 117 (1998): 23-43.
Iain M. Duguid, "Hagar the Egyptian: A Note on the Allure of Egypt in the Abraham Cycle," WTJ 56 (1994): 419-422.
Lyle Eslinger, "Hosea 12:5a and Genesis 32:29: A Study in Inner Biblical Exegesis," JSOT 18 (1980): 91-99.
Michael Fishbane, "Composition and Structure in the Jacob Cycle (Gen. 25:19-35:22)," Journal of Jewish Studeies 26 (1975): 15-38.
________ "Gen. 25:19-35:22, The Jacob Cycle" in Text and Texture: Close Readings of Selected Biblical Texts, Schocken, 1979: 40-76.
Rintje Frankena, "Some Remarks on the Semitic Background of Chapters XXIX-XXXI of the Book of Genesis," Oudtestamentische
____ Studiën 17 (1972): 53-64.
Jan P. Fokkelman, "Time and the Structure of the Abraham Cycle" in New Avenues in the Study of the Old Testament (Oudtestamentische
____Studiën, 25) [ed. Adam S. van der Woude], Brill Academic, 1989: 96-109.****
________ "Genesis 37 and 38 at the Interface of Structural Analysis and Hermeneutics" in Literary Structure and Rhetorical Strategies
____ in the Hebrew Bible [ed. L de Regt and J. P. Fokkelman], Eisenbrauns, 1996: 152-187.
Terrence E. Fretheim, "The Jacob Tradition," Interpretation 26 (1972): 419-36.
Mary Anne Isaak, "Literary Structure and Theology of the Patriarchal Narratives: The Three-fold Blessing." Direction 24 (1995): 65-74.
Judah Goldin, "The Youngest Son or Where Does Genesis 38 Belong," JBL 96 (1977): 27-44.
Larry R. Helyer, "The Separation of Abram and Lot: Its Significance in the Patriarchal Narratives," JSOT 26 (1983): 77-88.
James K. Hoffmeier, "The Wives' Tales of Genesis 12, 20, and 26 and the Covenants at Beer-Sheba," Tyndale Bulletin 43 (1992): 81-99.
David C. Hopkins, "Between Promise and Fulfillment: Von Rad and the 'sacrifice of Abraham'," Biblische Zeitschrift 24 (1980): 180-193.
Alastair G. Hunter, "Father Abraham: A Structural and Theological Study of the Yahwist's Presentation of the Abraham Material," JSOT 35
____ (1986), 3-27.
Jerome Kodell, "Jacob Wrestles with Esau," BT Bulletin 10 (1980): 65-70.
John I. Lawlor, "The Test of Abraham: Genesis 22:1-19," GTJ 1 (1980): 19-35.
Charles Mabee, "Jacob and Laban," VT 30 (1980), 192-207.
Steve McKenzie, "You have Prevailed: The Function of Jacob's Encounter at Peniel in the Jacob Cycle," Restoration Quarterly 23 (1980):
____ 225-231
Brian Alexander McKenzie, "Jacob’s Blessing on Pharaoh: An Interpretation of Gen 46:31-47, WTJ 45 (1983): 386-399.
Peter D. Miscall, "The Jacob and Joseph Stories as Analogies," JSOT 6 (1978): 28-40.****
George G. Nicol, "The Narrative, Structure, and Interpretation of Genesis XXVI 1-33," Vetus Testamentum 46 (1996): 339-360.
Richard D. Patterson, "The Old Testament Use Of An Archetype: The Trickster," JETS 42 (1999): 385-394.
David L. Petersen, "A Thrice-told Tale: Genre, Theme, and Motif," Biblical Research 18 (1973): 30-43.
Gary A. Rendsburg, "David and His Circle in Genesis XXXVIII," VT 36/4 (1986): 438-446.
John Ronning, "The Naming of Isaac: The Role of the Wife/Sister Episodesin the Redaction of Genesis," WTJ 53 (1991): 1-28.
Allen P. Ross, "Studies in the Life of Jacob, Part 1: Jacob’s Vision, The Founding of Bethel," BSac 142 (1985): 224-237.
________ "Studies in the Life of Jacob, Part 2: Jacob at the Jabbok, Israel at Peniel," BSac 142 (1985): 338-354.
Wolfgang M. W. Roth, "Structural Interpretations of 'Jacob at the Jabbok' (Genesis 32:22-32), Biblical Research 22 (1977): 51-62.
________ "The Text is the Medium: An Interpretation of the Jacob Stories in Genesis" in An Encounter with the Text (ed. M. Buss ),
____ Fortress, 1979: 103-115.
Mary Savage, "Literary Criticism and Biblical Studies: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Joseph Narrative" in Scripture in Context
____ (Pittsburgh Theological Monograph Series, 34): ed. C. D. Evans et al, Pickwick Press, 1980: 79-100.
George Savran, "The Character as Narrator in Biblical Narrative," Prooftexts 5 (1985), 1-17.****
Donald A. Seybold, "Paradox and Symmetry in the Joseph Narrative" in Literary Interpretations of Biblical Narratives (ed. Kenneth R. Gros
____ Louis) Abingdon, 1974: 59-73.
Naomi Steinberg, "Kinship and Gender in Genesis," Biblical Research 39 (1994): 46-56.
________ "The Genealogical Framework of the Family Stories in Genesis," Semeia 46 (1989): 41-50.
D. L. Thompson, "Conflict Themes in the Jacob Narratives," Semeia 15 (1979): 5-26.
J. W. Wesselius, "Discontinuity, Congruence and the Making of the Hebrew Bible," SJOT 13 (1999): 24-77.
Hugh C. White, "The Joseph Story: A Narrative which 'Consumes' its Content," Semeia 31 (1985), 49-69. ****
________ "Reuben and Judah: Duplicates or Complements?" in Understanding the Word (JSOT Sup, 37): ed. J. T. Butler, Sheffield
____ Academic, 1985: 73-97.
________ "The Divine Oath in Genesis," JBL 92 (1973): 165-79.
Yair Zakovitch, "Juxtaposition in the Abraham Cycle" in Pomegranates and Golden Bells (ed. D. Wright, et al), Eisenbrauns, 1995: 509-524.

Other Sources:

Ronald S. Hendel,.The Epic of the Patriarch: The Jacob Cycle and the Narrative Traditions of Canaan and Israel, Scholar Press, 1987.
J. Van Seters, Abraham in History and Tradition, Yale University Press, 1975.