From Creation to Abraham
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From Creation to Abraham

Further Studies in Genesis 1-11

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

From Creation to Abraham

Further Studies in Genesis 1-11

About this book

John Day investigates disputed points of interpretation within Genesis 1-11, expanding on his earlier book From Creation to Babel with 11 stimulating essays. Day considers the texts within their Near Eastern contexts, and pays particular attention to the later history of interpretation and reception history. Topics covered include the meaning of the Bible's first verse and what immediately follows, as well as what it means that humanity is made in the image of God. Further chapters examine the Garden of Eden, the background and role of the serpent and the ambiguous role of Wisdom; the many problems of interpretation in the Cain and Abel story, as well as what gave rise to this story; how the Covenant with Noah and the Noachic commandments, though originally separate, became conflated in some later Jewish thought; and the location of 'Ur of the Chaldaeans', Abraham's alleged place of origin, and how this was later misinterpreted by Jewish, Christian and Islamic sources as referring to a 'fiery furnace of the Chaldaeans'. These chapters, which illuminate the meaning, background and subsequent interpretation of the Book of Genesis, pave the way for Day's forthcoming ICC commentary on Genesis 1-11.

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Information

Publisher
T&T Clark
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9780567703132
eBook ISBN
9780567703118
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Biblical Studies

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgements and Status of the Chapters
  7. Abbreviations
  8. Chapter 1 Genesis 1.1-5: The First Day of Creation
  9. Chapter 2 ‘So God Created Humanity in His own Image’ (Genesis 1.27): What does the Bible Mean and What have People Thought it Meant?
  10. Chapter 3 The Serpent in the Garden of Eden: Its Background and Role
  11. Chapter 4 Wisdom and the Garden of Eden
  12. Chapter 5 Problems in the Interpretation of the Story of Cain and Abel
  13. Chapter 6 The Enochs of Genesis 4 and 5 and the Emergence of the Apocalyptic Enoch Tradition
  14. Chapter 7 The Source Analysis and Redaction of the Genesis Flood Story
  15. Chapter 8 The Covenant with Noah and the Noachic Commandments
  16. Chapter 9 The Table of the Nations in Genesis 10
  17. Chapter 10 In Search of Nimrod: Problems in the Interpretation of Genesis 10.8-12
  18. Chapter 11 From Abraham of Ur to Abraham in the Fiery Furnace
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index of References
  21. Index of Authors