Genesis : the book of beginnings : abridged from the text of the Revised English Bible / introduced and edited by Lawrence Boadt ; foreword by Sara Maitland.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boadt, Lawrence.

Series:

Classic Bible series

Classic Bible books series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Genesis--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Genesis.

Physical Description:

188 pages ; 21 cm.

Edition:

First St. Martin's Griffin edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2000.

Summary:

The Book of Genesis Begins with the magnificent depiction of God creating the cosmos and ends with the story of Joseph and the settlement of the Israelites in Egypt. These superbly crafted narratives--along with the intervening stories of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah and the Flood, the Tower of Babel, Abraham and Isaac, Jacob and Esau--are among the greatest in world literature and have inspired some of the most powerful and enduring works of art and music. This book for the general reader contains the text of Genesis, along with essays exploring its major themes and characters.

Contents:

The Primeval History 10

The Story of Abraham 15

The Story of Isaac and Jacob 17

The Story of Joseph 19

The Setting of the Patriarchal Stories 21

Genesis in Literature 25

Themes and Images 26

Major Characters 69

Genesis 111

Part 1 The Beginning of the World 113

Part 2 The God of Abraham 125

Part 3 Jacob and Esau 145

Part 4 Joseph and his Brothers 163.

Notes:

"First published in Great Britain by Lion Publishing plc, 1997"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0312221045

OCLC:

41278419