Genesis 1-11

Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Genesis 1-11 in Context; Literal-critical readings with contemporary implications; Literary readings; Liberation; readings; Feminist readings; Genesis 1-11 and ancient Near Eastern texts; 2. Approaches to Genesis 1-11; Literary-critical readings with contemporary implications; Literary readings; Liberation; readings; Feminist readings; Genesis 1-11 and ancient Near Eastern texts; Discussion and evaluation; 3. Critical Issues; Myth; Genesis 1.1-3; 'Word' and 'deed' accounts and the translation of Genesis 1; The creation as 'good'; Creation as order; One creation story or two?; One tree or two?; Genesis 3 and Ezekial 28/11-19; Cain and Abel; Long-lived patriarchs; Gods, women and giants; One Flood story or two?; Noah's drunkenness and Canaan's curse; The genealogies (Genesis 10); The Tower of Babel; The date of Genesis 1-11; Further Reading; Selected Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Authors