Bibliography

Genesis in General
Translation
Commentary

Genesis 1-11 in Particular

Special Topics

Creation
Image of God
Creation and Modern Science
Sons of God and Daughters of Men
Noah and the Flood
Tower of Babel
Other Special Studies

See also Part 1 Torah Bibliography.

Genesis in General

Armstrong, K. (1996). In the Beginning: An Interpretation of the Book of Genesis. New York: Knopf.

Alter, R. (1996). Genesis. Translation and Commentary. New York: W.W. Norton.

Korsak, M.P. (1993). At the Start. Genesis Made New. A Translation of the Hebrew Text. New York: Doubleday.

Mitchell, S. (1996). Genesis. A New Translation of the Classic Biblical Stories. New York: HarperCollins.

Vawter, B. (1977). On Genesis: A New Reading. Garden City, NY: Doubleday.

Brueggemann, W. (1982). Genesis. Interpretation, a Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching. Atlanta: John Knox.

Carr, D. M. (1996). Reading the Fractures of Genesis. Historical and Literary Approaches. Louisville, Kent.: Westminster John Knox.

Feyerick, A. (1997). Genesis: World of Myths and Patriarchs. New York: New York University.

Fokkelman, J. P. (1975). Narrative Art in Genesis: Specimens of Stylistic and Structural Analysis. Assen: Van Gorcum.

Gunkel, H. (1910). The Legends of Genesis.

Hess, R.S. and Tsumura, D. T. , eds. (1994). "I Studied Inscriptions from before the Flood." Ancient Near Eastern, Literary, and Linguistic Approaches to Genesis 1-11. Sources for Biblical and Theological Study, Volume 4. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns.

Moyers, B. (1996). Genesis: A Living Conversation. New York: Bantam Doubleday.

A verbatim record of the discussion from the Public Broadcasting Service ten part series on the book of Genesis. The series is available on VHS cassette.

Sarna, N. (1989). Genesis/Be-reshit : The Traditional Hebrew Text with New JPS Translation. JPS Torah Commentary. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society.

Rosenberg, D. (1996). Genesis: As It is Written. Contemporary Writers on Our First Stories. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco.

An eclectic collection of thoughts and reminiscences by leading novelists and writers.

Westermann, C. (1992). Genesis: An Introduction. Minneapolis: Fortress.

Miller, P. D., Jr. (1978). Genesis 1-11. Studies in Structure and Theme. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series 8. Sheffield: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament.

A thematic study containing three treatments: the Divine World and the Human World, the Correspondence of Sin and Judgment, and the adamah motif.

Westermann, C. (1984). Genesis 1-11: A Commentary. Minneapolis: Augsburg.

Wolde, E. van (1994). Words Become Worlds: Semantic Studies of Genesis 1-11. Leiden: E.J. Brill.

Anderson, B. W., ed. (1984). Creation in the Old Testament. Issues in Religion and Theology 6. Philadelphia: Fortress; London: SPCK.

A collection of essays by top biblical scholars examining creation from various critical approaches.

Bailey, L. R. (1993). Genesis, Creation, and Creationism. New York and Mahwah, N.J.: Paulist.

Examines the relationship of the biblical creation stories and science, with special attention to the creationism debate.

Blocher, H. (1984). In the Beginning. The Opening Chapters of Genesis. Downers Grove: Inter-Varsity.

A detailed examination of the first three chapters of Genesis from an evangelical Christian perspective.

Clifford, R. J. (1994). Creation Accounts in the Ancient Near East and in the Bible. Catholic Biblical Quarterly Monograph Series 26. Washington, D. C.: Catholic Biblical Association of America.

Clifford, R. J. and Collins, J. J., eds. (1992). Creation in the Biblical Traditions. Catholic Biblical Quarterly Monograph Series 24. Washington, D. C.: Catholic Biblical Association of America.

Cohen, J. (1989). "Be Fertile and Increase, Fill the Earth and Master It": The Ancient and Medieval Career of a Biblical Text. Ithaca and London: Cornell University.

Coote, R. B. (1991). In the Beginning: Creation and the Priestly History. Philadelphia: Fortress.

Interprets the creation narrative against its Priestly background.

Day, J. (1985). God's Conflict with the Dragon and the Sea. Cambridge: Cambridge University.

Levenson, J. D. (1988). Creation and the Persistence of Evil: the Jewish Drama of Divine Omnipotence. San Francisco: Harper & Row.

Samuelson, N. M. (1994). Judaism and the Doctrine of Creation. Cambridge: Cambridge University.

Westermann, C. (1964). The Genesis Accounts of Creation. Philadelphia: Fortress.

Barr, J. (1993). The Garden of Eden and the Hope of Immortality. Philadelphia: Fortress.

Bird, P. A. (1981). "'Male and Female He Created Them': Gen 1:27b in the Context of the Priestly Account of Creation," Harvard Theological Review 74: 129-159.

Børresen, Kari Elisabeth, ed. (1995). The Image of God. Gender Models in Judaeo-Christian Tradition. Minneapolis: Fortress.

Clines, D. J. A. (1968). "The Image of God in Man." Tyndale Bulletin 19:53-103.

Curtis, E. M. (1990). "Images in Mesopotamia and the Bible: A Comparative Study." In Hallo 1990: 31-56.

Moreland, J. P. ed. (1994). The Creation Hypothesis: Scientific Evidence for an Intelligent Designer. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity.

Ratzsch, D. (1996). The Battle of Beginnings. Why Neither Side is Winning the Creation-Evolution Debate. Downers-Grove, IL: InterVarsity.

Bailey, L. R. (1989). Noah: The Person and the Story in History and Tradition. Columbia: University of South Carolina.

Evaluates archaeological and geological evidences that have been introduced to support a historical world-wide deluge, examines the much publicized recent searches for Noah's ark atop a spectacular mountain in eastern Turkey, and analyzes the text of the biblical account.

Bassett, F. W. (1971). "Noah's Nakedness and the Curse of Canaan: A Case of Incest?" Vetus Testamentum 21:232-37.

Cohn, N. (1996). Noah's Flood: The Genesis Story in Western Thought. New Haven and London: Yale University.

Explores the origins, interpretations, and cultural influences of the biblical Genesis story; topics include how Genesis was interpreted in the wake of the 17th century scientific revolution.

Clines, D. J. A. (1979). "The Significance of the 'Sons of God' Episode (Genesis 6:1-4) in the Context of the 'Primeval History.'" Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 12: 33-46.

Hendel, R. (1987). "Of Demigods and the Deluge: Toward an Interpretation of Genesis 6:1-4." Journal of Biblical Literature 106: 13-26.

Page, H. R. (1996). The Myth of Cosmic Rebellion. A Study of its Reflexes in Ugaritic and Biblical Literature. Supplements to Vetus Testamentum LXV. Leiden, New York, Köln: E. J. Brill.

Petersen, D. L. (1979). "Genesis 6:1-4, Yahweh, and the Organization of the Cosmos." Journal for the Study of the Old Testament. 13: 47-64.

Walton, J. H. (1995). "The Mesopotamian Background of the Tower of Babel Account and Its Implications." Bulletin of Biblical Research 5: 155-175.

Greenspahn, F. E. (1994). When Brothers Dwell Together: The Preeminence of Younger Siblings in the Hebrew Bible. New York/Oxford: Oxford University.

Argues that primogeniture, so-called natural rights of the first-born, was not universally practiced in Israel or the rest of the ancient Middle East.