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16 - Before Moses: Genesis among the Christians

from Part IV - Reception History of Genesis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2022

By
Iain Provan
Edited by
Bill T. Arnold
Bill T. Arnold
Affiliation:
Asbury Theological Seminary, Kentucky
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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 - 360
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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Danielson, Dennis. “Eve.” Pages 251–54 in A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature. Edited by Jeffrey, David L.. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992.Google Scholar
Jacobs, Alan. “Joseph the Patriarch,” Pages 414–16 in A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature. Edited by Jeffrey, David L.. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992.Google Scholar
Labriola, A. C. “The Bible and Iconography.” Pages 175–99 in The Oxford Handbook of Reception History of the Bible. Edited by Lieb, Michael, Mason, Emma, Roberts, Jonathan, and Rowland, Christopher. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.Google Scholar
Oden, Thomas C., ed. Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. 29 vols. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2001–10.Google Scholar
Provan, Iain. Discovering Genesis: Content, Interpretation, Reception. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2016.Google Scholar
Provan, Iain. Seriously Dangerous Religion: What the Old Testament Really Says and Why It Matters. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2014.Google Scholar
Sarna, N. M. et al. “Abraham.” Pages 280–88 in Encyclopaedia Judaica. Edited by Berenbaum, Michael and Fred, Skolnik. Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference USA, 2007.Google Scholar
Sarna, N. M. “Jacob.” Pages 17–25 in Encyclopaedia Judaica. Edited by Berenbaum, Michael and Fred, Skolnik. Vol. 11. 2nd ed. Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference USA, 2007.Google Scholar
Sarna, N. M. “Joseph.” Pages 406–13 in Encyclopaedia Judaica. Edited by Berenbaum, Michael and Fred, Skolnik. Vol. 11. 2nd ed. Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference USA, 2007.Google Scholar
Siebald, Manfred. “Potiphar’s Wife.” Pages 625–26 in A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature. Edited by Jeffrey, David L.. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992.Google Scholar
Danielson, Dennis. “Eve.” Pages 251–54 in A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature. Edited by Jeffrey, David L.. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992.Google Scholar
Jacobs, Alan. “Joseph the Patriarch,” Pages 414–16 in A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature. Edited by Jeffrey, David L.. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992.Google Scholar
Labriola, A. C. “The Bible and Iconography.” Pages 175–99 in The Oxford Handbook of Reception History of the Bible. Edited by Lieb, Michael, Mason, Emma, Roberts, Jonathan, and Rowland, Christopher. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.Google Scholar
Oden, Thomas C., ed. Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. 29 vols. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2001–10.Google Scholar
Provan, Iain. Discovering Genesis: Content, Interpretation, Reception. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2016.Google Scholar
Provan, Iain. Seriously Dangerous Religion: What the Old Testament Really Says and Why It Matters. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2014.Google Scholar
Sarna, N. M. et al. “Abraham.” Pages 280–88 in Encyclopaedia Judaica. Edited by Berenbaum, Michael and Fred, Skolnik. Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference USA, 2007.Google Scholar
Sarna, N. M. “Jacob.” Pages 17–25 in Encyclopaedia Judaica. Edited by Berenbaum, Michael and Fred, Skolnik. Vol. 11. 2nd ed. Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference USA, 2007.Google Scholar
Sarna, N. M. “Joseph.” Pages 406–13 in Encyclopaedia Judaica. Edited by Berenbaum, Michael and Fred, Skolnik. Vol. 11. 2nd ed. Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference USA, 2007.Google Scholar
Siebald, Manfred. “Potiphar’s Wife.” Pages 625–26 in A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature. Edited by Jeffrey, David L.. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992.Google Scholar
Danielson, Dennis. “Eve.” Pages 251–54 in A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature. Edited by Jeffrey, David L.. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992.Google Scholar
Jacobs, Alan. “Joseph the Patriarch,” Pages 414–16 in A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature. Edited by Jeffrey, David L.. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992.Google Scholar
Labriola, A. C. “The Bible and Iconography.” Pages 175–99 in The Oxford Handbook of Reception History of the Bible. Edited by Lieb, Michael, Mason, Emma, Roberts, Jonathan, and Rowland, Christopher. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.Google Scholar
Oden, Thomas C., ed. Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. 29 vols. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2001–10.Google Scholar
Provan, Iain. Discovering Genesis: Content, Interpretation, Reception. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2016.Google Scholar
Provan, Iain. Seriously Dangerous Religion: What the Old Testament Really Says and Why It Matters. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2014.Google Scholar
Sarna, N. M. et al. “Abraham.” Pages 280–88 in Encyclopaedia Judaica. Edited by Berenbaum, Michael and Fred, Skolnik. Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference USA, 2007.Google Scholar
Sarna, N. M. “Jacob.” Pages 17–25 in Encyclopaedia Judaica. Edited by Berenbaum, Michael and Fred, Skolnik. Vol. 11. 2nd ed. Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference USA, 2007.Google Scholar
Sarna, N. M. “Joseph.” Pages 406–13 in Encyclopaedia Judaica. Edited by Berenbaum, Michael and Fred, Skolnik. Vol. 11. 2nd ed. Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference USA, 2007.Google Scholar
Siebald, Manfred. “Potiphar’s Wife.” Pages 625–26 in A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature. Edited by Jeffrey, David L.. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992.Google Scholar

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