From creation to Babel : studies in Genesis 1-11 /: studies in Genesis 1-11. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John Day.
• Authors: Day, John, 1948-
• Contents: The meaning and background of the Priestly creation story (Genesis 1.1-2.4A) -- Problems in the interpretation of the story of the Garden of Eden -- Cain and the Kenites -- The flood and the ten antediluvian figures in Berossus and in the Priestly source in Genesis -- The sons of God and daughters of men and the giants: disputed points in the interpretation of Genesis 6.1-4 -- The Genesis flood narrative in relation to ancient Near Eastern flood accounts -- Rooms or reeds in Noah's Ark (Genesis 6.14)? -- Why does God 'establish' rather than 'cut' a covenant with Noah (and Abraham) in the Priestly source? -- Noah's drunkenness, the curse of Canaan, Ham's crime, and the blessing of Shem and Japheth (Genesis 9.18-27) -- Where was Tarshish (Genesis 10.4)? -- The tower and city of Babel story (Genesis 11.1-9): problems of interpretation and background.
• Publisher Details: London, England New York, New York : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2013
• Copyright Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (245 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 222.1106; RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament; RELIGION -- Judaism -- Sacred Writings; Electronic books; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781472550453; 1472550455; 9780567370303; 0567370305
• Related ISBNs: 9780567215093; 0567215091
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 7, 2014).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.