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Book Description

Title:
The Book of Genesis
Author:
Publication Year:
Location:
Cambridge
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Pages:
483
Subjects:
Genesis, Commentary, Old Testament
Copyright Holder:
Public domain

Herbert Edward Ryle [1856-1925], The Book of Genesis.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

  1. Name
  2. Contents
  3. Composition
  4. The Documents (J, E, P)
  5. Literary Materials
  6. Historical Value
  7. Religious Teachng
  8. Moral Dificulties
  9. The Names of God in the Book of Genesis
  10. Bibliography

Note

Chronological Note

Text and Notes

Special Notes

  • On the plural form of the word Elohim
  • On the Jewish Interpretation of I. 26
  • On the Sabbath
  • On the Cosmogonies of Genesis
  • On the Rivers of Paradise
  • On the Fall
  • On the Antediluvian Patriarchs
  • On the Flood Narratives
  • On IX. 25-27
  • On the Genealogy of Shem
  • On Chapter XIV
  • On Melchizedek
  • On the Sacrifice of Isaac
  • On the Name "Jacob"

Appendices

Index

Maps

  • Palestine
  • Western Asia