TY  - BOOK
AU  - Longman,Tremper
TI  - How to Read Genesis
SN  - 0877849439
AV  - BS1235.52 .L67 2005
U1  - 222.1107 22
PY  - 2005///]
CY  - Downers Grove, Ill.
PB  - InterVarsity Press
KW  - Bible
KW  - Genesis
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-187) and indexes; Understanding the book of "beginnings" -- Who wrote Genesis? -- The shape of the book of Genesis -- Myth or history? : Genesis and the Enuma elish -- Noah and Utnapishtim : whose flood story should we trust? -- Abraham and Nuzi : patriarchal customs in their cultural context -- The primeval history : Genesis 1-11 -- The patriarchal narratives : Genesis 12-36 -- The Joseph story : Genesis 37-50 -- The christological difference
N2  - "In How to Read Genesis Tremper Longman provides a welcome guide to reading and studying, understanding and savoring this panorama of beginnings - of both the world and of Israel; And importantly for Christian readers, we gain insight into how Genesis points to Christ and can be read in light of the gospel."--Jacket
ER  -