Patriarchs (Bible) near Bethlehem, at the site where she is believed to have died in childbirth. The lifetimes given for the patriarchs in the Masoretic Text of the Book of Genesis are: Adam 930 years, Seth 912, Enos 905, Kenan 910, Mahalalel 895, Jared 962, Enoch 365 (did not die, but was taken away by God), Methuselah 969, Lamech 777, Noah 950. The lifespans given have surprising chronological implications, as the following quotation shows. According to the Bible, many of the tribes living in the Middle East between the time of Abraham and the time of Christ have a genealogical connection to
The Passion According to G.H. a mode to express ideas that are beyond and above the human. Thus Lispector implies that G.H.'s perspective in the novel is not limited to her but is representative of the human species and its breakdown. G.H.'s radical immanence in the novel rejects Mary's transcendence in the Bible and consequently alludes to the condition of immanence for not only humans but for all living things. The Passion According to G.H. The Passion According to G.H. ("A paixão segundo G.H.") is a mystical novel by Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector, published in 1964. The work takes the form of a monologue by