Claus Westermann ; translated by John J. Scullion.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st Fortress Press ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Minneapolis, Minn. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Fortress Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1994.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xii, 636 pages ;
Dimensions
25 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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Originally published: Minneapolis : Augsburg, 1984.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction to the story of the primeval events: Genesis 1-11 -- The creation of the world (Gen 1:1-2:4a) -- The creation of man and woman and the expulsion from paradise (Gen 2:4b-3:24)-- Cain and Abel (Gen 4:1-16)-- The Cainites (Gen 4:17-26) -- The succession of generations in the primeval period (Gen 5:1-32) -- The sons of God and the giants (Gen 6:1-4) -- The flood (Gen 6:5-8:22) -- Blessing and covenant (P) (Gen 9:1-17, 28-29) -- Noah and his sons (Gen 9:18-27) -- The table of nations (Gen 11:1-9) -- The tower of Babel (Gen 11:1-9) -- The genealogy of Shem (Gen 11:10-26) -- The formation and theological meaning of the primeval story.