Genesis: An Introduction and Study Guide: A Past for a People in Need of a Future (T&T Clark’s Study Guides to the Old Testament)

This study guide introduces students to the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament. Megan Warner examines the book's structure and characteristics and covers the latest Biblical scholarship, including historical and interpretive issues. Discussing the nature of Genesis, its creation and purpose and its position within the Hebrew Bible, the themes and theology of creation/uncreation and promise/impossibility, Warner culminates with a number of approaches in which Genesis can be read in the postmodern world, from intersectional and intertextual to political and ecological. With suggestions of further reading at the end of each chapter, this guide is an essential accompaniment to study of the Book of Genesis. This study guide introduces students to the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The author examines the book's structure and characteristics; covers the latest Biblical scholarship, including historical and interpretive issues; and considers a range of scholarly approaches. There will also be chapters on the ongoing significance of Genesis in Jewish, Christian, Islamic and secular thought, as well as on its wider reception in literature, film, art and music, all of which provide ways of reading and understanding this fascinating and complex work. With suggestions of further reading at the end of each chapter, this guide will be an essential accompaniment to study of the Book of Genesis. "Introduces the Book of Genesis, examining its characteristics, historical context, and theological messaging, as well as its wider reception in literature, film, art and music"-- Provided by publisher