Genesis




Articles in Theological Studies, a quarterly journal of theology published by the Jesuits of the United States and Canada
Chrysostom's Sermons on Genesis: A Problem W. A. Markowicz
The Literary Characteristics of Genesis 2-3 John L. McKenzie
The Creation of Eve in Catholic Tradition Thomas J. Motherway, SJ
The Sacrifice of Melchisedech James E. Coleran

Articles in The Way, an international journal of contemporary Christian spirituality, published by the British Jesuits
The Wisdom of Creation: A Jewish Perspective Carol K. Ingall
'Surely the Lord is in This Place: Blessing in the World Marie-Eloise Rosenblatt

Articles from My Jewish Learning
Genesis Means Origins George Robinson
Genesis As Allegory Dr. Jeffrey Tigay

Articles in Tyndale Bulletin, the journal of Tyndale House, Cambridge, a UK-based research institute
'Behold, There Were Twins in Her Womb' (Gen. 25:24-26; 38:27-30): Medical Science and the Twin Births in Genesis John Makujina
Patriarchal Religion As Portrayed in Genesis 12-50 Augustine Pagolu
The Verbal System of Classical Hebrew in the Joseph Story: An Approach from Discourse Analysis Yoshinobu Endo
The Wives' Tales of Genesis 12, 20 & 26 and the Covenants at Beer-Sheba James K. Hoffmeier
Genesis 1-2 in Its Literary Context Richard S. Hess
The Social Environment of the Patriarchs M.E.J. Selman
Baladan, The Father of Merodach-Baladan A. R. Millard, M.A., M.Phil., F.S.A.
A New Babylonian 'Genesis' Story A. R. Millard, M.A., M.Phil.
The Study of Genesis i-xi T. C . Mitchell
A recently published Egyptian papyrus and its bearing on the Joseph story K. A. Kitchen

Articles in Word & World, a quarterly journal of theology, published by the faculty of Luther Seminary
Abraham the Archetype of Faith: "There Is No God But God!" Harold Vogelaar
Desire and Promise in Genesis Hugh C. White
Leah and Rachel: A Tale of Two Sisters Joan Ross-Burstall
Reading Genesis Today Gordon J. Wenham
Reading Genesis with Faith and Reason Sean McEvenue
The Book of Genesis in the Qur'an Mark Hillmer
The Responsibility of Royalty: Genesis 1-11 and the Care of the Earth James Limburg

Articles from Biblical Studies.org.uk
Vineyard, Farm, and Garden: The Drunkenness of Noah in the Context of Primeval History Devora Steinmetz
Genealogies, Seed and the Compositional Unity of Genesis T. Desmond Alexander
Further Observations on the Term 'Seed' in Genesis T. Desmond Alexander
Essays on the Patriarchal Narratives
Some Comments on Paul's Use of Genesis in His Epistle to the Romans John W. Montgomery

Articles in the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
The Old Testament Use of an Archetype: The Trickster Richard D. Patterson
Interpretation of Genesis G. Van Groningen, Ph.D.
Structure and Purpose in Genesis 1-11 Gary V. Smith
The Dating of the So-Called "P-Sections" in Genesis Dr. Samuel R. Kulling

Articles in SIDIC Periodical, a journal of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion
At the Dawn of Pilgrimage Marie Madeleine Yung
The God of Rebakah Piet Van Boxel

Articles in Journal of Scriptural Reasoning
Death and Dreams in Genesis Jacob L. Goodson, Lindsey Keith
Death and Dreams, Family and Faith: A Response to Goodson & Keith Alan Levenson

Articles in Bible and Interpretation
The Influence of Gilgamesh on the Bible Louise M. Pryke
Eden, the Tree of Life and the Wisdom of the Serpent Jay Williams
Black and Slave: the Origins and History of the Curse of Ham David M. Goldenberg
The Bible Versus Its Texts: Genesis 1 and 2 as a Case Study (Revised Title 6/30/16) Steven DiMattei, Ph.D.
The Matriarchs of Genesis: Seven Women, Five Views David J. Zucker, PhD

Articles in Lumen at Vita
Witnessing Lot's Wife Ariell Watson
"And God Remembered:" Barrenness and Hope in Genesis Megan Loumagne

Articles in the Journal of Hebrew Scriptures
Narrative Toledot Formulae in Genesis: The Case of Heaven and Earth, Noah, and Isaac Sarah Schwartz
Jerubaal, Jacob and the Battle for Shechem: A Tradition History Zev Farber
Divine Mediation and the Rise of Civilization in Mesopotamian Literature and in Genesis 1-11 David P. Melvin
Tradition and Interpretation in Gen 1:1-2:4a Jurg Hutzli
To Create, to Separate or to Construct: An Alternative for a Recent Proposal as to the Interpretation of ברא in Gen 1:1-2:4a Bob Becking
Jubilee Calendar Rescued From the Flood Narrative S. Najm, Ph. Guillaume

Articles from other sources
Leah And Hagar: An Intergenerational Conversation of Belonging Ashley Starr-Morris
Was Eve the first femme fatale? Roche Coleman
Genesis and Creation in Historical Perspective Ron Simkins
To See or Not To See: The Polysemy of the Word oei in the Isaac Narratives (Gen 17-35) Karolien Vermeulen
The Naming of Isaac: The Role of the Wife/Sister Episodes in the Redaction of Genesis John Ronning
Fidelity and the Memory of Israel, Through the Figures of Abraham and Isaac Jean-Pierre Batut
Adam What are You? The Primeval History Against the Backdrop of Mesopotamian Mythology Jens Bruun Kofoed
Gender, Class, and Androcentric Compliance in the Rapes of Enslaved Women in the Hebrew Bible Susanne Scholz
Adam and Eve: The Origin of Community and the Possibility of Reform James E. Faulconer
Creation Myths
From Adam to Judah: The Significance of the Family Tree in Genesis T. Desmond Alexander
Toledoth and the Structure of Genesis Peter Leithart
The Book of Genesis The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1910
The Chronology of Genesis A. J. Maas, S. J. Scroll to page 417.
Commentary on Genesis 3rd-century Father of the Church Hippolytus

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 1 The text of chapter 1 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
'Be fruitful and multiply': Examining Genesis 1:28 as a basis for the adoption of polygamy as a solution to childlessness amongst Nigerian Christians Solomon O. Ademiluka
Creation in Collision? Isaiah 40-48 and Zoroastrianism, Babylonian Religion and Genesis 1 Tina Dykesteen Nilsen
To Create, to Separate or to Construct: An Alternative for a Recent Proposal as to the Interpretation of ??? in Gen 1:1--2:4a Bob Becking & Marjo C.A. Korpel
Creation as Temple-Building and Work as Liturgy in Genesis 1-3 Jeff Morrow
Genesis 1:1-3 in Graphs: Extracting Conceptual Structures Ulrik Petersen
Can a Major Religion Change? Reading Genesis 1-3 in the Twenty-First Century I J J Spangenberg
Festivals in Genesis 1:14 David J. Rudolph
Terminological Patterns and the First Word of the Bible: (a)aueu Wilfried Warning
Genesis 1:1-2:3 As a Prologue to the Book of Genesis Ian Hart
Genesis 1:1 Is the First Event, Not a Summary Vern S. Poythress
Interpreting Genesis 1 with the Fathers of the Church Rev. John Baptist Ku, O.P.

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 2 The text of chapter 2 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
The nature and scope of Nietzsche's philosophical reception of Genesis 2:4b--3:24 Jacobus W. Gericke
A Penis Bone in Genesis 2:21? Retrodiagnosis as a Methodological Problem in Scriptural Studies Hector Avalos
Concerning Gen 2:21, Retrodiagnosis, and Methodology in Scriptural Study: A Response to Hector Avalos Ziony Zevit
Africa is Formless and Void and Darkness Covers the Face of Africa: Genesis 2:4b-25 and Portrayals of Africa Anastasia Boniface-Malle
Genesis 2:5, 6: Wet or Dry? D. Kidner
Garden Temple Gregory K. Beale
'Her Flesh Was as Grass': Vita Adam et Evae 10.1 J.R.C. Cousland
The Seduction of Eve and Feminist Readings of the Garden of Eden Reuven Kimelman
The Theology of Sexuality in the Beginning: Genesis 1-2 Richard M. Davidson
The Divine Plan of Creation: 1 Cor 11:7 and Gen 2:18-24 Thomas L. Thompson
Creation The Jewish Encyclopedia
Hexaemeron The Catholic Encyclopedia
Garden of Eden The Jewish Encyclopedia
Adam The Catholic Encyclopedia
Adam The Jewish Encyclopedia
The Female Threat in Genesis Shana Mauer
Adam and Eve David Mandel
Eve The Jewish Encyclopedia
The Life of Adam and Eve: The Biblical Story in Judaism and Christianity Gary A. Anderson
The Two Stories of Creation Menachem Leibtag

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 3 The text of chapter 3 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Eve's Courage, Adam's Nobility: On the Possibility of a Nietzschean Interpretation of Genesis 3 Lindsey Graber
Eeny Meeny Miny Moe. Who Is The Craftiest To Go? Karolien Vermeulen
Your Urge Shall Be for Your Husband? A New Translation of Genesis 3:16b and a New Interpretation of Genesis 4:7 Hans-Christoph Aurin
Further Observations on the Term 'Seed' in Genesis T. Desmond Alexander
A Syntactical Note (Genesis 3:15): Is the Woman's Seed Singular or Plural? Jack Collins
The Great Reversal: Thematic Links Between Genesis 2 and 3 Zdravko Stefanovic
Is Genesis 3 a Fall Story? Terence E. Fretheim
The Theology of Sexuality in the Beginning: Genesis 3 Richard M. Davidson
What Is the Woman's Desire? Susan T. Foh
What is the woman's desire? How Susan Foh's interpretation of Genesis 3:16 fed steroids to abusers (Pt 1 of 2) Barbara Roberts
The Desire of the Woman: A Response to Susan Foh's Interpretation Rachel Green Miler
The Generations of the Heavens and of the Earth: Egyptian Deities in the Garden of Eden Gary Greenberg
Genesis Third-century poem by Tertullian

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 4 The text of chapter 4 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Your Urge Shall Be for Your Husband? A New Translation of Genesis 3:16b and a New Interpretation of Genesis 4:7 Hans-Christoph Aurin
Slaughter, Fratricide and Sacrilege. Cain and Abel Traditions in 1 John 3 J. Byron
Genesis 4:17-24: A Case-Study in Eisegesis Maarten J. Paul
Cain The Jewish Encyclopedia
Cain The Catholic Encyclopedia
Abel The Catholic Encyclopedia
Abel The Jewish Encyclopedia
Cain and Abel Rabbi Louis Jacobs

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 5 The text of chapter 5 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Where Are You, Enoch? Why Can't I Find You? Genesis 5:21-24 Reconsidered Robin B. Ten Hoopen

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 6 The text of chapter 6 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Those Elusive Sons of God: Genesis 6:1-4 Revisited Jaap Doedens
The Sons of God in Genesis 6, 2 James E. Coleran
The Ancient Exegesis of Genesis 6:2, 4 Robert Newman
An Exegetical Study of Genesis 6:1-4 Leroy Birney, M.A., M.Div.

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 7 The text of chapter 7 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
The Theology of the Flood Narrative David J. A. Clines
Biblical Evidence for the Universality of the Genesis Flood Richard M. Davidson
The Structure of the Genesis Flood Narrative and Its Implications William H. Shea
The Biblical View of the Extent of the Flood Gerhard F. Hasel
Noah The Jewish Encyclopedia
Noah The Catholic Encyclopedia
Noach Menachem Leibtag
Noah David Mandel
The Flood The Jewish Encyclopedia
Deluge The Catholic Encyclopedia
Noah's Flood Rabbi Louis Jacobs

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 8 The text of chapter 8 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 9 The text of chapter 9 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Biblical and Rabbinic Understanding of the Curse of Noah Ephraim Isaac
The Rainbow in Jewish Symbolism Rabbi Louis Jacobs
Rainbow The Jewish Encyclopedia
"Noah's Younger Brother": The Anti-Noachic Polemics in 2 Enoch Andre A. Orlov
Original Dishonor: Noah's Curse and the Southern Defense of Slavery Stephen R. Haynes

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 10 The text of chapter 10 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 11 The text of chapter 11 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Babel and Derrida: Postmodernism, Language and Biblical Interpretation Craig G. Bartholomew
The Dispersion of the Nations in Gen 11:1-9 Allen P. Ross
Tower of Babel The Catholic Encyclopedia
Tower of Babel The Jewish Encyclopedia
The Site of the Tower of Babel (Gen. xi.1-9) John P. Peters

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 12 The text of chapter 12 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Abraham The Jewish Encyclopedia
Abraham The Catholic Encyclopedia
For What Purpose Did God Choose Avraham? Menachem Leibtag
Four promises of Zera V'aretz Menachem Leibtag

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 13 The text of chapter 13 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Lot The Catholic Encyclopedia
Lot The Jewish Encyclopedia

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 14 The text of chapter 14 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Melchizedek: Gen 14,17-20 in the Targums, in Rabbinic and Early Christian Literature M. McNamara
Melchizedek as a Divine Mediator J. Davila
The Melchizedek Citations in the Letter to the Hebrews Alan R. Millard
Melchizedek Legend of 2 (Slavonic) Enoch Andre Orlov
Melchizedek, Michael, and War in Heaven James R. Davila
Melchizedek The Jewish Encyclopedia
The Antiquity of the Divine Title EL ELYON in Gen. xiv James A. Kelso

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 15 The text of chapter 15 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Eliezer of Damascus Julius A. Bewer

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 16 The text of chapter 16 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Sarah (Sarai) The Jewish Encyclopedia

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 17 The text of chapter 17 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
To See or Not To See. The Polysemy of the Word עין in the Isaac Narratives (Gen 17-35) Karolien Vermeulen
Neith and the Two Biblical Deborahs: One and the Same Gary Greenberg
Abraham Had Two Sons: A Study in Pauline Hermeneutics F. F. Bruce
Covenant The Jewish Encyclopedia
Ishmael The Jewish Encyclopedia
Ismael The Catholic Encyclopedia

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 18 The text of chapter 18 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
From My Flesh I Would Behold God: Imaginal Representation and Inscripting Divine Justice, Preliminary Observations Elliot R. Wolfson
It Takes Two (or More): Genesis 18-19 and Communal Theophany Brantley Craig
Just us - or Justice: a comment on Wolfson's reading of Genesis 18 Dov Nelkin
On the Particular and the Universal Steven Kepnes
Re-Figuring Hospitality: Interpreting Incarnation in Genesis 18-19 Willie Young

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 19 The text of chapter 19 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Has Lot Lost the Plot? Detail Omission and a Reconsideration of Genesis 19 George Athas
Lot and His Daughters (Gen 19:30-38). Further Literary and Stylistic Examinations Talia Sutskover
Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19:1-29) on the Internet Susanne Scholz
Sodom The Jewish Encyclopedia
A Strain of Sodom Third-century poem by Tertullian
Avraham and Sdom Menachem Leibtag

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 20 The text of chapter 20 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 21 The text of chapter 21 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Reinterpreting Hagar's Story Jessica Grimes
The interpretation of the Sarah-Hagar stories in rabbinic and patristic literature Irene Pabst
Abraham's Visitors Daniel W. Hardy
Abraham's Visitors: Prolegomena to a Christian Theological Exegesis of Genesis 18-19 Francis Watson
An Essay on Exegesis, Genesis 18 William Elkins
Hagar's Wilderness Sojourn (Genesis 21:15-21) Paul Lindemulder
The Birth of Isaac: Genesis 21:1-7 Wendell W. Frerichs
Isaac The Jewish Encyclopedia
Isaac The Catholic Encyclopedia
Hagar The Jewish Encyclopedia
Hagar in the Bible David Mandel

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 22 The text of chapter 22 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Isaac Multiplex: Genesis 22 in a New Historical Representation Christo Lombaard
The Binding of Isaac as a Trickster Narrative: And God Said "Na" Eugene F. Rogers, Jr
The Sacrifice of Isaac in Qumran Literature Joseph A. Fitzmeyer
The Akeda or the Sacrifice of Isaac: Creative Readings of a Text Joe Mulrooney
God, Abraham, and the Abuse of Isaac Terence E. Fretheim
The Binding of Isaac MJL

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 23 The text of chapter 23 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
The Death of Sarah Editors of SIDIC Periodical

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 24 The text of chapter 24 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Rebekah The Jewish Encyclopedia
Rebecca the Superheroine Rabbi Rachel Druck

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 25 The text of chapter 25 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
The Naming of Isaac: The Role of the Wife/Sister Episodes in the Redaction of Genesis John Ronning
Election and Transformation (Genesis 25:19-34) Lawrence Semel
Jacob The Jewish Encyclopedia
Jacob The Catholic Encyclopedia
Esau The Jewish Encyclopedia

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 26 The text of chapter 26 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
From Avraham to Yitzchak to Yaakov: Which Son is Chosen? Menachem Leibtag
Yitzchak's Blessing of Yaakov and Esav Menachem Leibtag

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 27 The text of chapter 27 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 28 The text of chapter 28 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Bethel: House of God (Genesis 28:10-22) William D. Dennison
Yaakov's Dream, Am Yisrael's Future Menachem Leibtag

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 29 The text of chapter 29 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Rachel The Jewish Encyclopedia

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 30 The text of chapter 30 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 31 The text of chapter 31 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Another Look at Rachel's Theft of the Teraphim Moshe Greenberg

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 32 The text of chapter 32 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
On Jacob's Wrestling Episode Walter Brueggemann
Yaakov's Name Change to Yisrael Menachem Leibtag

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 33 The text of chapter 33 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
What is Yaakov Doing in Shechem? Menachem Leibtag

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 34 The text of chapter 34 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Beyond the rhetoric of Genesis 34:1-28: Understanding the rape epidemic during the COVID-19 pandemic Favour Uroko, Solomon Enobong
The Silence in Dinah's Cry Ron Clark
Defilement of Virgins in Biblical Law and the Case of Dinah (Genesis 34) Alexander Rofe
Feminist Hermeneutics and Evangelical Concerns: The Rape of Dinah as a Case Study Robin Parry
What "Really" Happened to Dinah: A Feminist Analysis of Genesis 34 Susanne Scholz
Source Criticism & Genesis 34 Robin Parry
Dinah The Jewish Encyclopedia

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 35 The text of chapter 35 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Benjamin The Jewish Encyclopedia

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 36 The text of chapter 36 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 37 The text of chapter 37 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Who Really Sold Yosef? Menachem Leibtag
Yosef and his Brothers Menachem Leibtag
On Joseph and His Brothers Walter Brueggemann

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 38 The text of chapter 38 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Unveiling the Versions: The Tactics of Tamar in Genesis 38:15 John R. Huddlestun
Unveiling the Versions:The Tactics of Tamar in Genesis 38:15 John R. Huddlestun
Terminological Patterns and Genesis 38 Wilfried Warning

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 39 The text of chapter 39 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Potiphar's Wife and the Cultural Template of Sacred Sexuality Thalia Gur-Klein
Terminological patterns and Genesis 39 Wilfried Warning
What Mitzvot Did the Avot Keep? Menachem Leibtag

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 40 The text of chapter 40 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 41 The text of chapter 41 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 42 The text of chapter 42 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
The Sabbatical/Jubilee Cycle and the Seven-Year Famine in Egypt C. Carmichael

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 43 The text of chapter 43 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 44 The text of chapter 44 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 45 The text of chapter 45 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 46 The text of chapter 46 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Joseph in Egypt, Bible and Spade, 2002 -- Part 1 -- Part 2 -- Part 3 -- Part 4 -- Part 5 -- Part 6
From Breishit to Shmot Menachem Leibtag
Bracha, Bechira, or Bechora? Menachem Leibtag

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 47 The text of chapter 47 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi
Migration ethics in Genesis 47:1-12 as a limelight for Nigerian migrants Favour C. Uroko, Mary J. Obiorah, Success Nnadi
A Consideration of the Identity of the Pharaoh of Genesis 47 James R. Battenfield

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 48 The text of chapter 48 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 49 The text of chapter 49 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi

Genesis/Bereishit - Chapter 50 The text of chapter 50 along with the commentary by the 11-th century rabbi Rashi





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