The book of Genesis : composition, reception, and interpretation / edited by Craig A. Evans, Joel N. Lohr, David L. Petersen.

Drawing on the latest in Genesis scholarship, this volume offers twenty-nine essays on a wide range of topics related to Genesis, written by leading experts in the field. Topics include its formation, reception, textual history and translation, themes, theologies, and place within Judaism, Christian...

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Other Authors: Evans, Craig A. (Craig Alan), 1952-, Lohr, Joel N., Petersen, David L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.
Series:Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 152.
Supplements to Vetus Testamentum. Formation and interpretation of Old Testament literature ; 6.
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Table of Contents:
  • The study of the book of Genesis: the beginning of critical reading / Jean-Louis Ska
  • Genesis in the Pentateuch / Konrad Schmid
  • Historical context / Ronald S. Hendel
  • Literary analysis / Robert S. Kawashima
  • The formation of the primeval history / Jan Christian Gertz
  • Food and the first family: a socioeconomic perspective / Carol L. Meyers
  • Abraham traditions in the Hebrew Bible outside the book of Genesis / Thomas Romer
  • The Jacob tradition / Erhard Blum
  • Genesis 37-50: Joseph story or Jacob story? / Richard J. Clifford
  • Joseph and wisdom / Michael V. Fox
  • How the compiler of the Pentateuch worked: the composition of Genesis 37 / Baruch J. Schwartz
  • The world of the family in Genesis / Naomi A. Steinberg
  • Genesis in Josephus / Christopher T. Begg
  • Cain and Abel in Second Temple literature and beyond / John Byron
  • Genesis in the Dead Sea Scrolls / Sidnie White Crawford
  • Genesis and Its reception in Jubilees / C.T.R. Hayward
  • Textual and translation Issues in Greek Genesis / Robert J.V. Hiebert
  • When the beginning is the end: the place of Genesis in the commentaries of Philo / Gregory E. Sterling
  • The reception of Genesis in Pseudo-Philo's Liber antiquitatum Biblicarum / Rhonda J. Burnette-Bletsch
  • Genesis in the New Testament / Craig A. Evans
  • Genesis in Aramaic: the example of Chapter 22 / Bruce Chilton
  • The Vetus Latina and the Vulgate of the book of Genesis / David L. Everson
  • Genesis in Syriac / Jerome A. Lund
  • The Fathers on Genesis / Andrew Louth
  • Genesis in rabbinic interpretation / Burton L. Visotzky
  • Genesis, the Qur'an and Islamic interpretation / Carol Bakhos
  • The theology of Genesis / Joel S. Kaminsky
  • Genesis in the context of Jewish thought / Marvin A. Sweeney
  • Genesis and ecology / Terence E. Fretheim.
  • The study of the book of Genesis : the beginning of critical reading / Genesis in the Pentateuch / Historical context / Literary analysis / The formation of the primeval history / Food and the first family : a socioeconomic perspective / Abraham traditions in the Hebrew Bible outside the book of Genesis / The Jacob tradition / Genesis 37-50 : Joseph story or Jacob story/ Joseph and wisdom / How the compiler of the Pentateuch worked : the composition of Genesis 37 / The world of the family in Genesis / Genesis in Josephus / Cain and Abel in Second Temple literature and beyond / Genesis in the Dead Sea Scrolls / Genesis and its reception in Jubilees / Textual and translation issues in Greek Genesis / When the beginning is the end : the place of Genesis in the commentaries of Philo / The reception of Genesis in Pseudo-Philo's Liber antiquitatum Biblicarum / Genesis in the New Testament / Genesis in Aramaic : the example of Chapter 22 / The Vetus Latina and the Vulgate of the book of Genesis / Genesis in Syriac / The Fathers on Genesis / Genesis in rabbinic interpretation / Genesis, the Qur'an and Islamic interpretation / The theology of Genesis / Genesis in the context of Jewish thought / Genesis and ecology / Jean-Louis Ska
  • Konrad Schmid
  • Ronald Hendel
  • Robert S. Kawashima
  • Jan Christian Gertz
  • Carol Meyers
  • Thomas Ro℗بmer
  • Erhard Blum
  • Richard J. Clifford
  • Michael V. Fox
  • Baruch J. Schwartz
  • Naomi A. Steinberg
  • Christopher T. Begg
  • John Byron
  • Sidnie White Crawford
  • C.T.R. Hayward
  • Robert J.V. Hiebert
  • Gregory E. Sterling
  • Rhonda J. Burnette-Bletsch
  • Craig A. Evans
  • Bruce Chilton
  • David L. Everson
  • Jerome A. Lund
  • Andrew Louth
  • Burton L. Visotzky
  • Carol Bakhos
  • Joel S. Kaminsky
  • Marvin A. Sweeney
  • Terence E. Fretheim.