Genesis 1-11

This commentary offers a synthesis of close readings of Genesis 1-11 and up-to-date study of the formation of these chapters in their ancient Near Eastern context. Each interpretation of these evocative and multilayered narratives is preceded with a new translation (with textual and philological commentary) and a concise overview of the ways in which each text bears the marks of its shaping over time. This prepares for a close reading that draws on the best of older and newer exegetical insights into these chapters, a reading that then connects to feminist, queer, ecocritical, and other contemporary approaches.

About the author

David M. Carr is Professor of Old Testament at the Union Theological Seminary, New York.

Product details

• Authors: David Carr, David M Carr, David M. Carr
• Assisted by: Adele Berlin et al (Editor), Davi M Carr (Editor), David M Carr (Editor)
• Publisher: Kohlhammer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9783170206236
• ISBN: 978-3-17-020623-6
• No. of pages: 358
• Dimensions: 173 mm x 22 mm x 246 mm
• Weight: 738 g
• Series: International Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament (IECOT)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Altes Testament, Hebräische Bibel, Bibel / Altes Testament, Altes Testament; Kommentar; Old Testament; Tanach; Tora