Written by leading experts in the field, The Book of Genesis: Composition, Reception, and Interpretation offers a wide-ranging treatment of the main aspects of Genesis study. Its twenty-nine essays fall under four main sections. The first section contains studies of a more general nature, including the history of Genesis in critical study, Genesis in literary and historical study, as well as the function of Genesis in the Pentateuch. In the second portion, scholars present commentary on or interpretation of specific passages (or sections) of Genesis, as well as essays on its formation, genres, and themes. The third part includes essays on the textual history and reception of Genesis in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The final section explores the theologies of the book of Genesis, including essays on Genesis and ecology and Genesis in the context of Jewish thought.
Preface
Abbreviations
List of Contributors
PART ONE: GENERAL TOPICS
The Study of the Book of Genesis: The Beginning of Critical Reading,
Jean-Louis Ska
Genesis in the Pentateuch, Konrad Schmid
Historical Context, Ronald Hendel
Literary Analysis, Robert S. Kawashima
PART TWO: ISSUES IN INTERPRETATION
The Formation of the Primeval History, Jan Christian Gertz
Food and the First Family: A Socioeconomic Perspective, Carol Meyers
Abraham Traditions in the Hebrew Bible outside the Book of Genesis, Thomas
Römer
The Jacob Tradition, Erhard Blum
Genesis 3750: 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
PART THREE: TEXTUAL TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION HISTORY
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/i>
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-Philos 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 Qurn and Islamic Interpretation, Carol Bakhos
PART FOUR: GENESIS AND THEOLOGY
The Theology of Genesis, Joel S. Kaminsky
Genesis in the Context of Jewish Thought, Marvin A. Sweeney
Genesis and Ecology, Terence E. Fretheim
INDICES
Scripture and Other Ancient Writings
Modern Authors
Craig A. Evans, Ph.D. (1983) in Religious Studies, Claremont Graduate University, is Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament, at Acadia Divinity College and Acadia University. He has published a number of books on the function of the Old Testament in the New Testament.
Joel N. Lohr, Ph.D. (2007) in Old Testament, Durham University, is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Trinity Western University. His research concentrates on the Pentateuch (Torah) and Jewish-Christian dialogue.
David L. Petersen, Ph.D. (1972) in Old Testament, Yale University, is Franklin N. Parker Professor of Old Testament at Emory University. His research focuses on the book of Genesis and Hebrew Bible prophetic literature.
