Discovering Genesis : content, interpretation, reception /

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Author / Creator:Provan, Iain W. (Iain William), 1957- author.
Imprint:Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2016.
Description:ix, 214 pages ; 23 cm
Language:English
Series:Discovering biblical texts
Discovering biblical texts.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10906614
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ISBN:9780802872371 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0802872379 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-198) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Strategies for Reading 1: Before the Renaissance
  • 3. Strategies for Reading 2: From the Renaissance until the Present
  • 4. The World of Genesis: Locating the Text in Its Time and Place
  • 5. Creation: Genesis 1.1-2.25
  • 6. The Entrance of Evil: Genesis 3.1-24
  • 7. From Cain to the Great Flood: Genesis 4.1-6.8
  • 8. From Noah to the Tower of Babel: Genesis 6.9-11.26
  • 9. Abraham, Sarah and Isaac: Genesis 11.27-25.18
  • 10. The Jacob Story: Genesis 25.19-37.1
  • 11. The Joseph Story: Genesis 37.2-50.26
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Biblical References
  • Index of Pre-modern Sources
  • Index of Authors