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Written by leading authorities representing various disciplines, this volume offers readers with an up-to-date guide to the Book of Genesis. The essays summarize the most pertinent developments since the Enlightenment, and explore the unique contributions the Book of Genesis has made to literature, the history of religions, and theological studies.
List of contents
1. Introduction: Genesis and the status quaestionis Bill T. Arnold; Part 1. Composition and Structure of Genesis; 2. Genesis in the history of critical scholarship Jean Louis Ska; 3. Genesis in source and redaction criticism Today Jan Christian Gertz; 4. Genesis in form and tradition criticism today Christoph Levin; 5. Rhetorical features and characteristics Michaela Bauks; Part 2. Social World of Genesis; 6. Genesis and its ancient literary analogues Alice Mandell; 7. Genesis and the conceptual world of the ancient near east John H. Walton; 8. Family, clan, and tribe in the book of Genesis Naomi A. Steinberg; 9. Women's status and feminist readings of Genesis Sarah Shectman; Part 3. Themes and Literary Motifs of Genesis; 10. From Imago to Imagines: The image(s) of God in Genesis Brent A. Strawn; 11. Genesis, science, and theories of origins Jitse M. van der Meer; 12. Genesis and ethics Eckart Otto; 13. Genesis and the problem of evil: Philosophical musings on the Bible's first book Paul M. Gould; Part 4. Reception history of Genesis; 14. Modern philosophical receptions of Genesis Frederick D. Aquino; 15. Jewish reflections on universalism and particularism in Genesis Joel S. Kaminsky; 16. Before Moses: Genesis among the Christians Iain Provan.
About the author
Bill T. Arnold is the Paul S. Amos Professor of Old Testament Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary. Previous publications include biblical commentaries (Genesis, Cambridge, 2009; and 1-2 Samuel, HarperCollins-Zondervan, 2003), A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax (coauthored with John H. Choi, Cambridge, 2003 and 2018), and Introduction to the Old Testament (Cambridge, 2014). He was awarded a Lilly Faculty Fellowship for his proposal to study the oneness or singularity of God in the Old Testament.
Summary
Written by leading authorities representing various disciplines, this volume offers readers with an up-to-date guide to the Book of Genesis. The essays summarize the most pertinent developments since the Enlightenment, and explore the unique contributions the Book of Genesis has made to literature, the history of religions, and theological studies.
