Genesis: An Introduction and Commentary
An Introduction And Commentary
1st Edition
Published on 18. July 2019
504 pages
978-1-78974-091-2 (ISBN)
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Genesis is a book of origins: of the world, of sin, of God's promise of redemption, and of the people of Israel. It traces God's pledge to send a Saviour through Abraham's line down to his great-grandson Judah. It is foundational for the New Testament and its teaching that Jesus is the fulfilment of God's promise to save humankind from sin and death. Andrew Steinmann's thorough exegetical commentary includes a reconstructed timeline of events from Abraham's life through to the death of Joseph.
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1. Auflage
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English
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Nottingham
United Kingdom
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978-1-78974-091-2 (9781789740912)
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Distinguished Professor of Theology and Hebrew at Concordia University, Chicago, USA. Author of numerous books including From Abraham to Paul: A Biblical Chronology, Intermediate Biblical Hebrew and commentaries on 1 and 2 Samuel, Ezra and Nehemiah, Proverbs and Daniel.
Content
- Intro
- GENERAL PREFACE
- AUTHOR'S PREFACE
- ABBREVIATIONS
- Texts and versions
- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INTRODUCTION1
- 1. Genesis as the foundational book of the Old Testament
- 2. Authorship, composition and date
- 3. Literary features of Genesis
- 4. Historical and archaeological issues
- 5. Theological themes in Genesis
- 6. Genesis as a witness to the promised Saviour
- 7. Sin and grace in Genesis
- 8. Conclusion
- ANALYSIS
- COMMENTARY
- 1. CREATION (1:1 - 2:3)
- B. A second day (1:6-8)
- C. A third day (1:9-13)
- D. A fourth day (1:14-19)
- E. A fifth day (1:20-23)
- F. The sixth day (1:24-31)
- G. The seventh day (2:1-3)
- Additional note on the seven days of creation
- 2. THE ORIGIN AND SPREAD OF SIN (2:4 - 4:26)
- A. The creation of humans (2:4-25)
- B. The fall into sin (3:1-24)
- C. The consequences of sin (4:1-26)
- Additional note on the knowledge of the name Yahweh in Genesis
- 3. THE FAMILY OF ADAM (5:1 - 6:8)
- B. Noah's righteousness among sinful humanity (6:1-8)
- Additional note on the ages of the persons in the genealogies of Genesis 5 and 11
- 4. NOAH AND HIS FAMILY (6:9 - 9:29)
- A. The flood leads to God's covenant with Noah (6:9 - 9:17)
- Additional note on Noah and the flood account
- B. Noah's prophecy concerning his sons (9:18-29)
- 5. THE FAMILY OF NOAH'S SONS (10:1 - 11:9)
- A. Genealogies: Noah's descendants through his three sons (10:1-32)
- B. Sin at the tower of Babylon (11:1-9)
- Additional note on the literary structure of the primeval history (1:1 - 11:9)
- 6. THE FAMILY OF SHEM: GENEALOGY FROM SHEM TO TERAH (11:10-26)
- 7. THE FAMILY OF TERAH: ABRAM'S RESPONSE TO GOD'S CALL (11:27 - 12:20)
- B. The call of Abram (12:1-9)
- C. Abram in Egypt: he deceives Pharaoh (12:10-20)
- 8. THE FAMILY OF TERAH: ABRAM'S FAITHFULNESS REFLECTED IN HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH LOT (13:1 - 14:24)
- B. Abram rescues Lot (14:1-16)
- C. Melchizedek blesses Abram (14:17-24)
- 9. THE FAMILY OF TERAH: YAHWEH'S COVENANT AND ABRAM'S RESPONSE (15:1 - 17:27)
- A. Yahweh's covenant with Abram (15:1-21)
- B. Abram fathers Ishmael by Hagar (16:1-16)
- Additional note on polygamy in the Old Testament
- C. Yahweh's covenant and its sign: circumcision (17:1-27)
- 10. THE FAMILY OF TERAH: YAHWEH'S REPEATED PROMISE AND ABRAHAM'S RESPONSE (18:1 - 19:38)
- A. Abraham's three visitors (18:1-33)
- B. Lot rescued from Sodom (19:1-29)
- C. Lot's sons by his daughters (19:30-38)
- 11. THE FAMILY OF TERAH: ABRAHAM RECEIVES THE PROMISED SON (20:1 - 21:34)
- A. Abraham in Gerar: he deceives Abimelech (20:1-18)
- B. The birth of Isaac (21:1-7)
- C. Hagar and Ishmael sent away (21:8-21)
- D. Abraham's covenant with Abimelech (21:22-34)
- 12. THE FAMILY OF TERAH: THE PROMISE TO ABRAHAM CONTINUED IN ISAAC (22:1 - 24:67)
- A. The sacrifice of Isaac (22:1-19)
- B. News of Nahor's family (22:20-24)
- C. Sarah's death and burial (23:1-20)
- D. Isaac marries Rebekah (24:1-67)
- 13. THE FAMILY OF TERAH: THE END OF ABRAHAM'S LIFE (25:1-11)
- B. Abraham's death (25:7-11)
- 14. THE FAMILY OF ISHMAEL (25:12-18)
- 15. THE FAMILY OF ISAAC: ISAAC AS THE BEARER OF THE PROMISE (25:19 - 26:35)
- B. Esau sells his birthright (25:27-34)
- C. Yahweh's promise to Isaac (26:1-6)
- D. Isaac among the Philistines (26:7-33)
- E. Esau's Hethite wives (26:34-35)
- 16. THE FAMILY OF ISAAC: JACOB STRIVES TO RECEIVE THE PROMISE (27:1 - 28:22)
- A. Jacob deceives Isaac in order to receive the blessing (27:1-46)
- B. Jacob leaves for Paddan-aram (28:1-9)
- C. Yahweh's promise to Jacob at Bethel (28:10-22)
- 17. THE FAMILY OF ISAAC: JACOB IS BLESSED BY GOD (29:1 - 30:43)
- A. Jacob meets Rachel (29:1-14)
- B. Jacob deceived by Laban (29:15-30)
- C. The births of Jacob's sons (29:31 - 30:24)
- D. Yahweh blesses Jacob: his flocks increase (30:25-43)
- Additional note on the chronology of the births of Jacob's children
- 18. THE FAMILY OF ISAAC: JACOB RETURNS TO THE PROMISED LAND (31:1 - 33:20)
- A. Jacob leaves Paddan-aram (31:1-21)
- B. Jacob and Laban part ways (31:22-55 [mt 31:22 - 32:1])
- C. Jacob returns to Canaan (32:1 - 33:20 [mt 32:2 - 33:20])
- 19. THE FAMILY OF ISAAC: JACOB'S TIME IN CANAAN BEFORE ISAAC'S DEATH (34:1 - 35:29)
- A. The rape of Dinah (34:1-31)
- B. Yahweh again blesses Jacob at Bethel (35:1-15)
- C. Rachel's death (35:16-20)
- D. Reuben's sin (35:21-22a)
- E. Jacob's sons (35:22b-26)
- F. Isaac's death (35:27-29)
- 20. ESAU'S FAMILY: ESAU'S WIVES AND SONS (36:1-8)
- 21. ESAU'S FAMILY: ESAU'S FAMILY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SEIR (36:9 - 37:1)
- B. Seir's sons and the chiefs of the Horite clans (36:20-30)
- C. The kings of Edom and the chiefs of the Edomite clans (36:31-43)
- D. Jacob in Canaan (37:1)
- 22. THE FAMILY OF JACOB: JOSEPH AS A YOUNG BOY IN CANAAN (37:2-36)
- A. Joseph's dreams (37:2-11)
- B. Joseph sold into slavery (37:12-36)
- 23. THE FAMILY OF JACOB: JUDAH'S SONS BY TAMAR (38:1-30)
- 24. THE FAMILY OF JACOB: JOSEPH IS BLESSED BY GOD IN EGYPT (39:1 - 41:57)
- A. Joseph in Potiphar's house (39:1-20)
- B. Joseph in prison (39:21 - 40:23)
- C. Joseph becomes Pharaoh's administrator (41:1-57)
- Additional note on paired dreams in Joseph's life
- Additional note on parallels between Joseph and Daniel
- 25. THE FAMILY OF JACOB: THE FAMINE BRINGS JOSEPH'S BROTHERS TO EGYPT (42:1 - 45:28)
- A. Jacob's sons' first trip to Egypt (42:1-26)
- B. Jacob's sons return to him (42:27-38)
- C. Jacob's sons return to Egypt with Benjamin (43:1-34)
- D. Joseph is reunited with his brothers (44:1 - 45:28)
- 26. THE FAMILY OF JACOB: JACOB'S TIME IN EGYPT (46:1 - 47:27)
- A. Jacob goes to Egypt (46:1 - 47:12)
- B. Contrast between Jacob's family and the native Egyptians during the remaining years of famine (47:13-27)
- 27. THE FAMILY OF JACOB: JACOB'S AND JOSEPH'S LAST ACTS (47:28 - 50:26)
- A. Jacob makes Joseph promise to bury him in Canaan (47:28-31)
- B. Jacob blesses Joseph's sons (48:1-22)
- C. Jacob's final acts (49:1-33)
- D. Joseph's final acts (50:1-26)
- NOTES
