Understanding Genesis: The World of the Bible in the Light of History: Vol 1 (The heritage of Biblical Israel) - Softcover

Sarna, Nahum M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0805202536 ISBN 13: 9780805202533

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1970

Synopsis

"This book...is designed to make the Bible of Israel intelligible, relevant and, hopefully, inspiring to a sophisticated generation, possessed of intellectual curiosity and ethical sensitivity." - NYT Book Review.

About this title

About the Author

Nahum M. Sarna is Emeritus Professor of Biblical Studies at Brandeis University. Author of Exploring Exodus and On the Book of Psalms, he is an editor and translator of the Jewish Publication Society's translation of the Bible.

From the Back Cover

'Understanding Genesis is definitely useful. It should be found very instructive both to Jewish and Christian students. (Sarna) is up to date in his scholarship and gives much useful information.' - William F. Albright, The Johns Hopkins University.

From the Inside Flap

"This book...is designed to make the Bible of Israel intelligible, relevant, and hopefully, inspiring to a sophisticated generation, possessed of intellectual curiosity and ethical sensitivity...It is based on the belief that the study of the Book of Books must constitute a mature intellectual challenge, an exposure to the expanding universe of scientific biblical scholarship...Far from presenting a threat to faith, a challenge to the intellect may reinforce faith and purify it."--from the Introduction

Edition details

• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Publication date: 1970
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805202536
• ISBN 13: 9780805202533
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304