Dawn of Agriculture and the Earliest States in Genesis 1-11

This book invites a close textual encounter with the first 11 chapters of Genesis as an intimate drama of marginalised peoples wrestling with the rise of the world's first grain states in the Mesopotamian alluvium.

List of contents

1. Subversive Scripture; 2. Paradise Lost; 3. Acquiring Man; 4. A Tale of Two Wives and a City; 5. Noah the Ploughman; 6. The Flooded State; 7. A Slave to Your Brothers; 8. King of the Four Corners of the Universe; Conclusion.

About the author

Dr. Natan Levy is a Lecturer at Leo Baeck College in the United Kingdom and Head of Operations at Faiths Forum for London. He received his rabbinical ordination from Rabbi Brovender and Rabbi Riskin, his doctorate in Environmental Theology from Bristol University, and an MA in Jewish Studies from King's College, London. Rabbi Levy was the environmental liaison to the former Chief Rabbi of the Commonwealth, Lord Sacks. Rabbi Levy is the co-author of Sharing Eden: Green Teachings from Jews, Christians and Muslims.

Product details

• Authors: Natan Levy, Levy Natan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032446905
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3244690-5
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Biblical World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; HISTORY / Ancient / General, Religion: general, Christianity, Ancient World, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Ancient religions & mythologies, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Ancient religions and Mythologies, Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings, Judaism: Sacred Texts, Old Testaments