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This accessible introduction to the Book of Genesis examines introductory issues, overarching themes, and the overall argument of the book.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	01 janvier 2003
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781585585397
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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Encountering Biblical Studies
Walter A. Elwell, General Editor and New Testament Editor
Eugene H. Merrill, Old Testament Editor

Encountering the Old Testament: A Christian Survey , 2nd Edition
Bill T. Arnold and Bryan E. Beyer
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Bill T. Arnold and Bryan E. Beyer, editors
Encountering the New Testament: A Historical and Theological Survey , 3rd Edition
Walter A. Elwell and Robert W. Yarbrough
Readings from the First-Century World: Primary Sources for New Testament Study
Walter A. Elwell and Robert W. Yarbrough, editors
Encountering the Book of Genesis: A Study of Its Content and Issues
Bill T. Arnold
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C. Hassell Bullock
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Bryan E. Beyer
Encountering John: The Gospel in Historical, Literary, and Theological Perspective , 2nd Edition
Andreas J. Köstenberger
Encountering the Book of Romans: A Theological Survey
Douglas J. Moo
Encountering the Book of Hebrews: An Exposition
Donald A. Hagner

© 1998 by Bill T. Arnold
Published by Baker Academic
a division of Baker Publishing Group
P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287
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Ebook edition created 2013
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.
ISBN 978-1-58558-539-7
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo acknowledgments:
Alfred J. Hoerth: p. 127
Biblical Illustrator Photo/David Rogers/The British Museum, London, England: p. 47
Biblical Illustrator Photo/David Rogers/The Louvre, Paris: p. 61
Biblical Illustrator Photo/James McLemore: pp. 59, 63
Chris Miller: pp. 22, 71, 80, 82 (2), 107, 183
Darwin Archive/Syndics of the Cambridge University Library: p. 26
Phoenix Data Systems: pp. 34, 38, 45, 79 (2), 85, 91, 108, 110, 111, 122, 153, 172, 177
For my parents Reverend and Mrs. Walter L. Arnold Who prove the truth of Wisdom’s counsel:

Hear, my child, your father’s instruction, and do not reject your mother’s teaching; for they are a fair garland for your head, and pendants for your neck. —Prv 1:8–9
Contents in Brief

Cover
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Editor’s Preface
Publisher’s Preface
To the Student
Author’s Preface
Abbreviations
Before You Begin . . .

PART 1:
Encountering God’s Creation (Genesis 1–11)
1. The Grandeur of God’s Perfect Creation (1:1–2:3)
2. The History of the First Human Family (2:4–4:26)
3. What’s Wrong with This Picture?
4. Sin’s Contamination of Creation (5:1–11:26)

PART 2:
Encountering Abraham: God’s Faithful Servant (Genesis 12–25)
5. The Beginning of Our Faith Heritage (11:27–14:24)
6. Tracking Abram and His Family
7. “Then God Gave Him the Covenant” (15:1–17:27)
8. Standing on the Promises of God (18:1–25:18)

PART 3:
Encountering Jacob: God’s Troubled Servant (Genesis 25–36)
9. Jacob Struggles with His Family (25:19–31:55)
10. Jacob Struggles with God (32:1–37:1)

PART 4:
Encountering Joseph: God’s Model Servant (Genesis 37–50)
11. Joseph in Egypt (37:2–41:57)
12. Joseph over Egypt (42:1–50:26)

PART 5:
Encountering the Authorship of Genesis
13. Evidence for Authorship
14. Interpretations of the Evidence
Conclusion: Genesis and Beyond

Notes
Bibliography
Glossary
Subject Index
Scripture Index
Contents

Cover
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Editor’s Preface
Publisher’s Preface
Author’s Preface
To the Student
Abbreviations
Before You Begin . . .

PART 1
E NCOUNTERING G OD ’ S C REATION (G ENESIS 1–11)

1. The Grandeur of God’s Perfect Creation (1:1–2:3)
Outline
Objectives
How Did It All Begin?
Details of Genesis 1
• The Recurring Creation Formula
• The Symmetry of Genesis 1
• The Role of Genesis 1:1–2
Significance of Genesis 1
• Sovereignty of God
• Goodness of Creation
• Role of Humankind
Key Terms
Study Questions
2. The History of the First Human Family (2:4–4:26)
Outline
Objectives
What’s Different about Genesis 2–4?
Events inside the Garden of Eden (2–3)
• Adam and Eve in the Garden (2)
• Adam and Eve Expelled from the Garden (3)
Events outside the Garden of Eden (4)
Key Terms
Study Questions
3. What’s Wrong with This Picture?
Outline
Objectives
Who Were Israel’s Neighbors?
• The Mesopotamians
• The Egyptians
• Peoples of Syria–Palestine
Ancient Theories of Creation and Early Human History
• Ancient Near Eastern Parallels to Genesis 1
◦ Egypt
◦ Mesopotamia
• Ancient Near Eastern Parallels to the Themes of Genesis 2–4
Israel: A Picture, a Mirror, or a Window?
Significance for Modern Christians
Key Terms
Study Questions
4. Sin’s Contamination of Creation (5:1–11:26)
Outline
Objectives
So, What Happened Next? The Children of Adam and Eve (5:1–6:8)
The Flood (6:9–9:29)
• Review of the Narrative
• Parallels with Ancient Literature
• Problems after the Flood (9:18–29)
Where Did All These Nations Come From?
Shem Again?
Postscript on Genesis 1–11
Key Term
Study Questions

PART 2
E NCOUNTERING A BRAHAM : G OD ’ S F AITHFUL S ERVANT (G ENESIS 12–25)

5. The Beginning of Our Faith Heritage (11:27–14:24)
Outline
Objectives
Terah’s Family (11:27–32)
The Call of Abram and the Promises of God (12:1–9)
Abram in Egypt (12:10–20)
Trouble with Lot (13–14)
Study Questions
6. Tracking Abram and His Family
Outline
Objectives
Where in the World Are These Places?
• Mesopotamia
◦ Ur of the Chaldeans
◦ Haran
• Canaan
◦ Shechem
◦ Oak of Moreh
◦ Bethel and Ai
◦ The Negev
◦ Hebron
◦ Oaks of Mamre
◦ Gerar and Beersheba
Looking for Mr. Abram
• Categories for Ancient History
◦ The Early Bronze Age
◦ The Middle Bronze Age
◦ The Late Bronze Age
◦ The Iron Age
• Possible Dates for the Patriarchs
◦ A Date in Early Bronze III
◦ A Date in Middle Bronze I
◦ A Date in Middle Bronze II
◦ A Date in the Late Bronze Age
◦ A Date in the Iron Age
• Religion of the Patriarchs
Key Terms
Study Questions
7. “Then God Gave Him the Covenant” (15:1–17:27)
Outline
Objectives
Melchizedek and the King of Sodom (14:17–24)
Defining Abram’s Special Relationship with God (15)
• “I Am Your Shield” (15:1–6)
• “I Am the Lord” (15:7–21)
Hagar and Ishmael (16)
Signs of God’s Covenant (17)
Study Questions
8. Standing on the Promises of God (18:1–25:18)
Outline
Objectives
Promised Son and Problem Nephew (18–19)
• Abraham and Sarah Entertain Guests (18)
• Sodom and Gomorrah (19)
Abraham and Abimelech (20)
The Promised Son—At Long Last! (21:1–21)
Agreement with Abimelech (21:22–34)
Abraham’s Great Test (22)
Family Matters (23:1–25:18)
• The Death of Sarah (23)
• A Suitable Wife for Isaac (24)
• The Death of Abraham (25:1–18)
Key Term
Study Questions

PART 3
E NCOUNTERING J ACOB : G OD ’ S T ROUBLED S ERVANT (G ENESIS 25–36)

9. Jacob Struggles with His Family (25:19–31:55)
Outline
Objectives
Of Twins and Birthrights (25:19–34)
• Birth of the Twins (25:19–28)
• Stolen Birthright (25:29–34)
Isaac and Abimelech (26)
Jacob Steals the Blessing (27)
The Ladder (28)
• Jacob’s Escape from Esau (28:1–9)
• Jacob’s Dream (28:10–22)
Jacob and Laban (29–31)
• Jacob Marries the Daughters of Laban (29:1–30)
• Jacob’s Children (29:31–30:24)
• Jacob’s Prosperity (30:25–43)
• Trouble with Laban (31)
◦ Jacob Leaves Mesopotamia (31:1–21)
◦ Laban Pursues Jacob (31:22–42)
◦ Jacob and Laban Make a Parting Covenant (31:43–55)
Study Questions
10. Jacob Struggles with God (32:1–37:1)
Outline
Objectives
Jacob Meets God, Jacob Meets Esau (32–33)
• Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau (32:3–21)
• Jacob Meets God (32:22–32)
• Jacob Meets Esau (33)
The Violation of Dinah (34)
Back to Bethel (35)
Esau Epilogue (36)
Key Term
Study Questions

PART 4
E NCOUNTERING J OSEPH : G OD ’ S M ODEL S ERVANT (G ENESIS 37–50)

11. Joseph in Egypt (37:2–41:57)
Outline
Objectives
The Context of the Joseph Narrative
• Contrast between Esau and Jacob
• What Is Different about the Joseph Narrative?
• What Is the Same about the Joseph Narrative?
Joseph and His Brothers (37)
• A Tale of Two Dreams (37:2–11)
• Joseph in the Pit (37:12–24)
• Joseph in Potiphar’s House (37:25–36)
The Judah Interlude (38)
• Judah and Tamar (38:1–30)
• The Place of Genesis 38
Joseph’s Rise over Egypt (39–41)
• Joseph in Charge of Potiphar’s House (39)
• Pharaoh’s Cupbearer and Baker (40)
• Pharaoh’s Dreams (41)
Key Term
Study Questions
12. Joseph over Egypt (42:1–50:26)
Outline
Objectives
The Rationale for the Joseph Narrative
The Sons of Jacob Are Reunited (42–45)
• First Trip to Egypt (42)
• Second Trip to Egypt (43–45)
Settling in Goshen (46–47)
• Vision at Beersheba (46:1–4)
• In Egypt (46:5–47:12)
• Joseph during the Famine (47:13–31)
The Deaths of Jacob and Joseph (48–50)
• Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh (48:1–22)
• Jacob Blesses His Sons (49:1–28)
• The Death and Burial of Jacob (49:29–50:21)
• The Death of Joseph (50:22–26)
Key Term
Study Questions

PART 5
E NCOUNTERING THE A UTHORSHIP OF G ENESIS

13. Evidence for Authorship
Outline
Objectives
Evidence on the Authorship of the Pentateuch
• Biblical References
• Jewish and Christian Tradition
• Grammatical Evidence
• Sociopolitical Evidence
• Manuscript Evidence
• Redactional Evidence
• Ancient Near Eastern Parallels
• Religious Perspective
Requirements of the Evidence
• A Word about Wor