Genesis

Resources for Genesis
(Check the Scripture Index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes)

Introductions, Overviews & General Resources:
- Genesis at Luther Seminary's Bible Tutor. Study basics about Bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take web-based self-tests. CD-ROM of Advanced Studies also available at their site.
- Bible Briefs, Genesis: study guide from Virginia Theological Seminary.
- Navigating the Bible: Text/Rabbinic commentary and Divrei Torah.
- Genesis, Wikipedia.
- Book of Genesis, Benno Jacob, Emil Hirsch, Jewish Encyclopedia.
- "Reading Genesis," article specially designed for the web by Dr. David R. Blumenthal, Professor of Judaic Studies, Emory University.
- "Introduction to the Book of Genesis," booklet & study by Dom Henry Wansbrough.
- Introduction, Outline, and Selected Bibliography for the Book of Genesis, by David Malick at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- Bible Basics by NetMinistries. (Very basic - includes .wav files with pronunciation of Biblical words)
- Genesis in the World Wide Study Bible.
- Walking Through the Bible: Genesis.
- Biblenotes summary: Genesis.
Commentary, Exegesis, Studies,etc.:
- On Genesis, and From the Commentary of the Holy Hippolytus of Rome, upon Genesis, exegetical fragments by Hippolytus of Rome. (c.225)
- Bereishit - Genesis, text with Rashi's commentary, chabad.org.
- Genesis, Geneva Study Bible, 1599.
- Genesis, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706.
- Genesis, Wesley's Notes, c 1760.
- Genesis, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871.
- Genesis, Scofield Reference Notes, 1917.
- "Myth: In the Beginning," and "Legend: Covenant with the Fathers," Davie Napier, in From Faith to Faith: Essays on Old Testament Literature, 1955. Full text online at Religion Online.
- Genesis 1-11: The Primeval Story and Genesis 12-50: The Ancestral Story, Barry Bandstra, Reading the Old Testament: An introduction to the Hebrew Bible, 1999.
- "Brothers Reconciled: Reflections on the Revised Common Lectionary, Cycle A, Genesis," Living the Word by Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Sojouners Online, July-August, 1999.
- Genesis: In the Beginning study at Mark G. Vitalis Hoffman's CrossMark Christian Resources.
- Mysteries of Genesis, Charles Fillmore. Complete online text at the Unity Home Page.
- The Book of Genesis, verse by verse commentary, Robert Nguyen Cramer, BibleTexts.com.
- Expository Notes on Genesis, Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Dallas Theological Seminary, 2005 edition.
- Free Bible Commentary, Genesis 1-11, Dr. Bob Utley, Professor of Hermeneutics, East Texas Baptist University.
Articles and Background:
- Genesis Reconsidered, Time.Com.
- Genesis: A Living Conversation. Study Guide & other resources relating to the PBS series with Bill Moyers.
- "Who Were the Hebrews?" Gerald A. Larue in Old Testament Life and Literature, 1968.
- "Speaking the Language of Canaan: The Old Testament and the Israelite Perception of the Physical World - How the Scriptures Appropriate Non-Hebraic World Views," Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute, 1991.
- Genesis, Volume XIV, Number 2 (1994), Word and World, Luther Seminary. Many articles.
- "Preaching from the Book of Genesis," Mark A. Throntveit, Word & World "Texts in Context", 1994.
- "Polytheism in Genesis: Ba'al and Ashtoreth vs. Yahweh," Sol Abrams, The Skeptical Review, 1994.
- "What's New in Interpreting Genesis," Paul E Koptak, The Covenant Quarterly, 1995.
- "The Trace of the Author in the Text," Hugh C. White, Semeia 71: Textual Determinacy, Part Two, 1995.
- "The Female Threat in Genesis," Shana Mauer, Women in Judaism: Contemporary Writings.
- "The Significance of the 'Sons of God' Episode (Genesis 6.1-4) in the Context of the 'Primaeval History' (Genesis 1-11)," by David J. A. Clines, On the Way to the Postmodern: Old Testament Essays 1967-1998.
- "Genesis and Family Values," David L. Petersen, Journal of Biblical Literature, 2005.
- "Ein theologischer Ansatz zum Verständnis der Altarbaunotizen der Genesis," Siegbert Riecker, Biblica, 2006. English Abstract.
- "Reflections on the Composition of Genesis," Bill T. Arnold, Bible and Interpretation, 2008.
Recommended articles from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are linked below. ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
- Carr, David, "Untamable Text of an Untamable God: Genesis and Rethinking the Character of Scripture," Interpretation, 2000.
  EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
  EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Greidanus, Sidney, "Detecting Plot Lines: The Key to Preaching the Genesis Narratives," Calvin Theological Journal, 2008.
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  EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Houk, Cornelius B., "Response Concerning Genesis and Statistics," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2007.
  EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
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- Houk, Cornelius B., "Statistical Analysis of Genesis Sources," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2002.
  EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
  EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Petersen, David L., "Genesis and Family Values," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2005.
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  EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
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