Book of Genesis A Biography

Name: Book of Genesis A Biography
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ISBN: 9780691140124

ISBN-10: 069114012X

ISBN-13: 9780691140124

Edition: 2013

Authors: Ronald Hendel

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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. And 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. Literal and figurative readings have long competed with each other. Hendel tells how Luther's…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 10/30/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.858

Ronald Hendel is the Norma and Sam Dabby Professor of Hebrew Bible and Jewish Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the editor in chief of "The Oxford Hebrew Bible" and the author of "Remembering Abraham" and "Reading Genesis".