| Description |
xvii, 680 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 617-646) and index. |
| Contents |
The world of ancient biblical interpreters -- The creation of the world -- Adam and Eve -- Cain and Abel -- Noah and the flood -- The tower of Babel -- Abraham journeys from Chaldea -- Melchizedek -- The trials of Abraham -- Lot and Lot's wife -- Jacob and Esau -- Jacob and the angel -- Dinah -- Joseph's ups and downs -- Jacob's sons in Egypt -- Growing up in Pharaoh's court -- The exodus from Egypt -- The Red Sea -- Into the wilderness -- At Mt. Sinai -- The golden calf -- Worship in the wilderness -- Trouble along the way -- The bronze serpent, Balaam, and Phinehas -- The life of Torah -- Afterword. |
| Subject |
Bible. Pentateuch -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History.
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| ISBN |
0674069404 (alk. paper) |
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