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The '''Primeval history''' is the Biblical narrative in the first eleven chapters of the first book, [[Book of Genesis|Genesis]], covering from the beginning of |
The '''Primeval history''' (German: '''Urgeschichte''') is the Biblical narrative in the first eleven chapters of the first book, [[Book of Genesis|Genesis]], covering from the beginning of creation up to the birth of [[Abraham]], and is followed by the [[Patriarchal age]]. This comprises the first two weekly [[Torah]] readings, [[Bereshit (parsha)]] and [[Noach (parsha)]]. The principal themes of each of the chapters are: |
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The Primeval history (German: Urgeschichte) is the Biblical narrative in the first eleven chapters of the first book, Genesis, covering from the beginning of creation up to the birth of Abraham, and is followed by the Patriarchal age. This comprises the first two weekly Torah readings, Bereshit (parsha) and Noach (parsha). The principal themes of each of the chapters are:
Blenkinsopp, Joseph (2011). Creation, Un-creation, Re-creation: A discursive commentary on Genesis 1-11. New York: Bloomsbury T&T Clark. ISBN 978-0-567-37287-1.
Cassuto, Umberto (2012) [1961]. A Commentary on the Book of Genesis (Part I) Adam to Noah. Vol. 1. Varda Books. ISBN 965-223-48-0-X.
Cassuto, Umberto (2012) [1964]. A Commentary on the Book of Genesis (Part II) Noah to Abraham. Vol. 2. Varda Books. ISBN 1-59045-799-4.
Good, Edwin Marshall (2011). Genesis 1-11: Tales of the Earliest World. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-7497-0.
Hess, Richard S.; Tsumura, David Toshio, eds. (1994). 'I Studied Inscriptions from Before the Flood": Ancient Near Eastern, Literary, and Linguistic Approaches to Genesis 1-11. Sources for Biblical and Theological Study. Vol. 4. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns. ISBN 0-931464-88-9.
Louth, Andrew, ed. (2001). Genesis 1-11. Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. Vol. 1. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 0--8308-1471-X.
Thompson, John L., ed. (2012). Genesis 1-11. Reformation Commentary on Scripture. Vol. 1. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0-8308-2951-4.
Westermann, Claus (1984). Genesis 1-11: A Commentary. Minneapolis: Ausgburg Publishing. ISBN 0-8066-1962-7.
Allegorical interpretations of Genesis
Framework interpretation (Genesis)
