Claus Westermann ; translated by John J. Scullion.
1st Fortress Press ed.
Minneapolis, Minn. :
Fortress Press,
1994.
xii, 636 pages ;
25 cm
Originally published: Minneapolis : Augsburg, 1984.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction to the story of the primeval events: Genesis 1-11 -- The creation of the world (Gen 1:1-2:4a) -- The creation of man and woman and the expulsion from paradise (Gen 2:4b-3:24)-- Cain and Abel (Gen 4:1-16)-- The Cainites (Gen 4:17-26) -- The succession of generations in the primeval period (Gen 5:1-32) -- The sons of God and the giants (Gen 6:1-4) -- The flood (Gen 6:5-8:22) -- Blessing and covenant (P) (Gen 9:1-17, 28-29) -- Noah and his sons (Gen 9:18-27) -- The table of nations (Gen 11:1-9) -- The tower of Babel (Gen 11:1-9) -- The genealogy of Shem (Gen 11:10-26) -- The formation and theological meaning of the primeval story.