Genesis (Berit Olam Series),Used

The 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 111) And The Stories About The Troubled Family Chosen For Blessing (Genesis 1250). The Egyptian Slave Hagar, Not Abraham, Is Read As The Central Figure Of The Family'S First Generation And Tamar, The Castoff Daughterinlaw 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 111 Are The Story Of The Creation Of All That Is: Genesis1:12:3,' *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 23:4, *The Story Of The Great Flood And The Covenant That Ensued: Genesis 69, And *The Story About Babel: Genesis 11:19. Chapters In Part Two Stories About The Troubled Family Chosen For Blessing: Genesis 1250 Are *In The Time Of The First Generation: Genesis 1225, *In The Time Of The Second Generation: Genesis 2528, *In The Time Of The Third Generation: Genesis 2836, And *In The Time Of The Fourth Generation: Genesis 3750.