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Description for Genesis 1-11
Hardback. A new translation and literary interpretation of the first 11 chapters of the Book of Genesis. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HRJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
This book invites readers to reconsider what they think they know about the opening chapters of the Book of Genesis, from the creation of the world, through the Garden of Eden, Cain and Abel, the Flood, and the Tower of Babel, to the introduction of Abraham. Edwin M. Good offers a new translation of and literary commentary on these chapters, approaching the material as an ancient Hebrew book. Rather than analyzing the chapters in light of any specific religious position, he is interested in what the stories say and how they work as stories, indications in them of their origins ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804774963
SKU
V9780804774963
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99-15
About Edwin M. Good
Edwin M. Good is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies and of Classics at Stanford University. He has written extensively on the Hebrew Bible as well as the history of the piano.
Reviews for Genesis 1-11
"This accessible, informed volume is ideal for undergraduate courses or adult education programs on the opening chapter of Genesis. Good's translation yields new insights even for those who have worked with the Hebrew. His relating knowing good and evil to sexual ability (cf. 2 Sam 18:26) is an intriguing hypothesis; his reading of Cain's failure in light of a gendered ... Read more