Genesis
A Pentecostal Commentary
Published on 20. January 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
520 pages
978-90-04-51106-4 (ISBN)
Description
This commentary, written from a distinctively Pentecostal perspective, is primarily for pastors, lay persons and Bible students. It is based upon the best scholarship, written in popular language, and communicates the meaning of the text with minimal technical distractions. The authors offer a running exposition on the text and extended comments on matters of special signicance for Pentecostals. They acknowledge and interact with alternative interpretations of individual passages. This commentary also provides periodic opportunities for reflection upon and personal response to the biblical text.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
726 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-51106-4 (9789004511064)
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Brian Neil Peterson, PhD University of Toronto, is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Lee University in Cleveland, TN, where he teaches a variety of classes in Old Testament studies and biblical Hebrew. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles as well as nine other books. His most recent book on Ecclesiastes is titled Qoheleth's Hope (Fortress, 2019). Along with an active research schedule, Peterson also spends portions of his summers doing archaeological work in Israel. He has excavated at Khirbet el-Maqatir (2010-2016) - the proposed site of Joshua's Ai - and Shiloh (2017-current).
Content
Series Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 The Creation of All Things
2 The 'Second' Creation Account
3 The Fall of Humanity
4 The Second Fall: The Account of Cain and Abel
5 The Lineage of Seth
6 The Lead up to the Flood
7 The Flood Begins
8 The Rains of the Flood Cease
9 God Establishes His Covenant with Humanity
10 The Table of Nations
11 The Tower of Babel and the Line of Shem
12 Abram Leaves Haran for Canaan
13 Abram and Lot Part Ways
14 The War with the Kings of the East
15 God's Unilateral Covenant with Abram
16 Abram Marries Hagar
17 Circumcision as the Sign of the Covenant
18 God Visits Abraham
19 God's Judgment on the Cities of the Plain
20 Abraham's Encounter with Abimelech
21 The Birth of Isaac
22 The Near Sacrifice of Isaac
23 The Death and Burial of Sarah at Machpelah
24 A Wife for Isaac
25 The Death of Abraham and the Ascendancy of Isaac
26 Isaac and Abimelech
27 Jacob Deceives Isaac for the Blessing
28 Jacob Leaves Home and Encounters God at Bethel
29 Jacob Arrives in Haran
30 Jacob Flourishes in Haran with Children and Flocks
31 Jacob Leaves Haran
32 Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau
33 Jacob and Esau Meet
34 The Rape of Dinah and Massacre of the Shechemites
35 Jacob, Bethel, and the Beginning of Jacob's Heartaches and Losses
36 The Genealogies of Esau
37 Joseph Is Sold into Egypt
38 Judah and Tamar and Levirate Marriage
39 Joseph in Potiphar's House
40 Joseph as Dream Interpreter
41 Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams
42 Joseph Meets His Brothers after 22 Years
43 Joseph's Brothers Return to Egypt
44 Joseph Confronts His Brothers' 'Theft'
45 Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers
46 Jacob Moves to Egypt
47 Jacob Settles in Egypt
48 Jacob Blesses Joseph's Sons
49 Jacob's Final Words to His Sons
50 The Burial of Jacob and the Death of Joseph
Bibliography
Index of Authors
Index of Biblical (and Other Ancient) References
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 The Creation of All Things
2 The 'Second' Creation Account
3 The Fall of Humanity
4 The Second Fall: The Account of Cain and Abel
5 The Lineage of Seth
6 The Lead up to the Flood
7 The Flood Begins
8 The Rains of the Flood Cease
9 God Establishes His Covenant with Humanity
10 The Table of Nations
11 The Tower of Babel and the Line of Shem
12 Abram Leaves Haran for Canaan
13 Abram and Lot Part Ways
14 The War with the Kings of the East
15 God's Unilateral Covenant with Abram
16 Abram Marries Hagar
17 Circumcision as the Sign of the Covenant
18 God Visits Abraham
19 God's Judgment on the Cities of the Plain
20 Abraham's Encounter with Abimelech
21 The Birth of Isaac
22 The Near Sacrifice of Isaac
23 The Death and Burial of Sarah at Machpelah
24 A Wife for Isaac
25 The Death of Abraham and the Ascendancy of Isaac
26 Isaac and Abimelech
27 Jacob Deceives Isaac for the Blessing
28 Jacob Leaves Home and Encounters God at Bethel
29 Jacob Arrives in Haran
30 Jacob Flourishes in Haran with Children and Flocks
31 Jacob Leaves Haran
32 Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau
33 Jacob and Esau Meet
34 The Rape of Dinah and Massacre of the Shechemites
35 Jacob, Bethel, and the Beginning of Jacob's Heartaches and Losses
36 The Genealogies of Esau
37 Joseph Is Sold into Egypt
38 Judah and Tamar and Levirate Marriage
39 Joseph in Potiphar's House
40 Joseph as Dream Interpreter
41 Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams
42 Joseph Meets His Brothers after 22 Years
43 Joseph's Brothers Return to Egypt
44 Joseph Confronts His Brothers' 'Theft'
45 Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers
46 Jacob Moves to Egypt
47 Jacob Settles in Egypt
48 Jacob Blesses Joseph's Sons
49 Jacob's Final Words to His Sons
50 The Burial of Jacob and the Death of Joseph
Bibliography
Index of Authors
Index of Biblical (and Other Ancient) References