| Edition |
First Main Street Books edition. |
| Description |
x, 177 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / by Bill Moyers -- Preface / by Burton L. Visotzky -- Overview / by Christopher M. Leighton -- Guidelines for a Genesis discussion group -- The story of creation : Genesis 1-2 -- In God's image / by Renita J. Weems -- On creation / by Jon D. Levenson -- A palace in time : an excerpt from The Sabbath / by Abraham Joshua Heschel -- How has Genesis shaped our perceptions of women of and men? / responses from Phyllis Trible, Pope John Paul II, Josephus, and others -- One story or two stories? / Responses from Bruce Birch, Walter Brueggemann, Roberta Hestenes, and Burton L. Visotzky -- Reflections : on the art of creation -- The story of Adam and Even in the Garden of Eden : Genesis 2-3 -- On Adam, Eve, and the serpent / by Elaine H. Pagels -- What was gained and what was lost in "the Fall"? / responses from Augustine, Marc Gellman, Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, and others -- On temptation / by Robert Coles -- Reflections : on temptation, sin, and redemption -- The story of Cain and Abel : Genesis 4 -- The legacy of Cain / by Christopher M. Leighton -- Raising Cain : a case history of the first family / by Edwin H. Friedman -- On translation / by Everett Fox -- What are the origins of human violence? / responses from Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Allan Boesak, Bruno Bettelheim, and others -- Reflections : on brotherhood and sisterhood -- The story of Noah and the flood : Genesis 6-9 -- The drowning of the world / by Jack Miles -- Is Noah really righteous? / responses from Karen Armstrong, Elie Wiesel, David Tracy, and others -- Still in God's image / by Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg -- Reflections : on the environment -- The story of Abraham and Sarah : Genesis 11-13 -- Hearing God's call / by Sandee Brawarsky -- Heeding God's call : a personal testimony / Eugene Rivers III -- Recognizing God's call / by Martin E. Marty -- Who are the children of Abraham? / responses from Galatians, the Qur'an, Siddur Sim Shalom (Jewish Prayer Book), and others -- Reflections : on leaving home -- The story of Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar : Genesis 16-17, 21 -- Sarah and Hagar / by Tivka Frymer-Kensky -- Who do you identify with in this story--Sarah or Hagar? / responses from Renita J. Weems, Rebecca Goldstein, Mary Gordon, Bharati Mukherjee, Azizah al-Hibri, and others -- Reflections : on motherhood -- The story of Abraham and Isaac on Mount Moriah : Genesis 22-23 -- Sacrifice / by Lawrence Boadt -- Arguing with God / by Rosann Catalano -- Where was Sarah? / by Phyllis Trible -- Isaac--victim or martyr? / responses from Norman Cohen, Neil Gordon, and others -- Reflections : on sacrifice -- The story of Isaac, Rebekah, Esau, and Jacob : Genesis 25-28 -- Sibling rivalry, redux : Jacob and Esau / by Noam Zion -- Rebekah, a trickster heroine / by Susan Niditch -- What is the nature of Isaac's blindness? / responses from Rembert Weakland, Burton L. Visotzky, Freema Gottlieb, and others -- Reflections : on deception -- The story of Jacob's coming-of-age : Genesis 28, 32-33 -- The struggle toward reconciliation / by Walter Brueggemann -- Are Jacob and Esau ever really reconciled? / responses from Jean-Pierre M. Ruiz, Cynthia Ozick, and Lewis B. Smedes -- Reflections : on forgiveness -- The story of Joseph in Egypt : Genesis 39-47 -- Joseph in exile : a personal testimony / by Francisco O. García-Treto -- Divine beauty : the qur'anic story of Joseph and Zulaykhā / by Seyyed Hossein Nasr -- What are the costs of assimilation? / responses from James Baldwin, Paul Cowan, Anna Quindlen, Ben Black Elk, Leslie Li, and others -- Final reflections. |
| Note |
"Main Street books." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [163]-169). |
| Subject |
Bible. Genesis -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Added Author |
Public Affairs Television (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0385485808 paperback alkaline paper |
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