Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Genesis
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Genesis
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction: Genesis and the status quaestionis
- Part I Composition and Structure of Genesis
- Part II Social World of Genesis
- Part III Themes and Literary Motifs of Genesis
- Part IV Reception History of Genesis
- 14 Modern Philosophical Receptions of Genesis
- 15 Jewish Reflections on Universalism and Particularism in Genesis
- 16 Before Moses: Genesis among the Christians
- Scripture Index
- Subject Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
16 - Before Moses: Genesis among the Christians
from Part IV - Reception History of Genesis
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 June 2022
- The Cambridge Companion to Genesis
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Genesis
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction: Genesis and the status quaestionis
- Part I Composition and Structure of Genesis
- Part II Social World of Genesis
- Part III Themes and Literary Motifs of Genesis
- Part IV Reception History of Genesis
- 14 Modern Philosophical Receptions of Genesis
- 15 Jewish Reflections on Universalism and Particularism in Genesis
- 16 Before Moses: Genesis among the Christians
- Scripture Index
- Subject Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
Summary
Christians have been reading the book of Genesis for a very long time now, because from the beginning of the Christian movement they have believed that “all Scripture is God-breathed and … useful” in one way or another (2 Tim 3:16, NIV) – and they have held this to be true, first and foremost, of what they have regarded as the Old Testament (OT). They have read Genesis, then, in pursuit of what they should believe and how they should live.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Genesis , pp. 341 - 360Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022