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PublisherLiturgical Press

ISBN-100814650406

ISBN-139780814650400

eBay Product ID (ePID)1728884

Product Key Features

Book TitleGenesis

Number of Pages408 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicBiblical Commentary / Old Testament, Biblical Studies / Old Testament, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament

Publication Year2003

GenreReligion

AuthorDavid W. Cotter

Book SeriesBerit Olam Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight27.1 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2002-029846

Dewey Edition21

ReviewsCotter is a pleasant conversation partner in the interpretation of Genesis and offers a wealth of literary insights. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, This work is an invaluable summary of narrative criticism applied to Genesis . . . . Overall this work will be valuable not only to specialists, but also to teachers of introductions to the Hebrew Scriptures who need to draw students into the richness and variety of biblical texts. Catholic Books Review, In this excellent contribution to the Berit Olam series, David Cotter, a Benedictine monk and priest, focuses on the final form of Genesis, using narrative analysis to produce what he considers to be the first commentary to read 'the entire book as a story' (p. xxiv). The volume is peppered with helpful references to literature, Jewish readings, and ancient Christian interpretations. Interpretation

Dewey Decimal222/.11066

Table Of ContentCONTENTS Preface ix Introduction: Michelangelo, Porcelain Miniatures, and Method xiii Part One--Stories about Beginnings: Genesis 1-11 1. The Story of the Creation of All That Is: Genesis 1:1-2:3 3 2. The Story of the Creation of Man and Woman, the Paradise in Which They Lived and That They Chose to Lose, and the Sin That Ensued: Genesis 2-3; 4 25 Note : Genesis 5--The Ongoing Genealogy of Humanity 47 3. The Story of the Great Flood and the Covenant That Ensued: Genesis 6-9 49 Note : Genesis 10--The Ongoing Genealogy of Humanity 65 4. The Story about Babel: Genesis 11:1-9 67 Note : Genesis 11:10-32--The Ongoing Genealogy of Humanity (Abram, his family, and their troubles introduced) 73 Summary : The Narrative Structure of Genesis 1-11 75 Part Two--Stories about the Troubled Family Chosen for Blessing: Genesis 12-50 Introduction: Choosing Where to Stand 79 5. In the Time of the First Generation: Genesis 12-25 83 Excursus : God as a Developing Character in Genesis 12-25 171 6. In the Time of the Second Generation: Genesis 25-28 181 7. In the Time of the Third Generation: Genesis 28-36 207 Note : Genesis 36:1-43--Esau and His Strengths 261 8. In the Time of the Fourth Generation: Genesis 37-50 263 Excursus : Outsiders: The Use of Location, Movement, and Concentric Structure to Highlight the Autonomy of Female Characters (Genesis 38; 1 Samuel 25; 2 Samuel 11; 2 Samuel 13) 329 For Further Reading 339 Abbreviations 351 Scripture Index 353 Subject Index 365

SynopsisThe central thesis underlying this study of Genesis is that the God who is revealed as a character in Genesis is always a savior. In Genesis, David Cotter, OSB, helps readers discern a structure in the book whereby the least and the weakest are the object of God's saving help. Genesis begins with an introduction to the methodology that is used throughout the book. The introductory essay deals with the theory of Hebrew narrative and the challenges posed to biblical exegesis by contemporary literary theory. The theme of the commentary itself is that the God who is revealed as a character in Genesis is always a savior. This is true in the Stories About Beginnings (Genesis 1-11) and the Stories About the Troubled Family Chosen for Blessing (Genesis 12-50). The Egyptian slave Hagar, not Abraham, is read as the central figure of the family's first generation and Tamar, the cast-off daughter-in-law as the moral center of the fourth generation. God is savior above all for those whose need is greatest. Chapters in Part One - Stories About Beginnings: Genesis 1-11 are The Story of the Creation of All That Is: Genesis1:1-2:3," *The Story of the Creation of Man and Woman, the Paradise in Which They Lived and Which They Chose to Lose. And the Sin That Ensued: Genesis 2-3:4, - *The Story of the Great Flood and the Covenant that Ensued: Genesis 6-9, - and *The Story about Babel: Genesis 11:1-9. - Chapters in Part Two - Stories About the Troubled Family Chosen for Blessing: Genesis 12-50 are *In the Time of the First Generation: Genesis 12-25, - *In the Time of the Second Generation: Genesis 25-28, - *In the Time of the Third Generation: Genesis 28-36, - and *In the Time of the Fourth Generation: Genesis 37-50.

LC Classification NumberBS1235.52.C68 2003