The book of Genesis
Subtitle: a biography
By: Ronald Hendel
Series: Lives of great religious books
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Princeton, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9780691140124
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; Bible
Description: During its 2,500-year-life, the book of Genesis has been the keystone to almost every important claim about reality, humanity, and God in Judaism and Christianity. It continues to play a central role in debates about science, politics, and human rights. With clarity and skill, acclaimed biblical scholar Ronald Hendel provides a panoramic history of this iconic book, exploring its impact on Western religion, philosophy, science, politics, literature, and more. Hendel traces how Genesis has shaped views of reality and how changing views of reality have shaped interpretations of Genesis.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Life of Genesis; title: Genesis of Genesis; title: Rise of the figural sense; title: Apocalyptic secrets; title: Platonic worlds; title: Between the figure and the real; title: Genesis and science: from the beginning to fundamentalism; title: Modern times; title: Tories of our alley; title: Timeline.