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Westminster Press (1961), 434 pages
Description
This volume, a part of the Old Testament Library series, explores the book of Genesis. The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.
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LibraryThing member jsburbidge
A very important and still useful commentary; research and analysis have qualified both the historical background as von Rad understood it and the theories of composition and redaction which he favoured, but his overall approach and many of his conclusions, and especially his overall way of reading
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the texts in the light of their sitz im leben remain valuable. Show Less
LibraryThing member Arctic-Stranger
Van Rad does a masterful job at relating the basic story of Genesis, amply annotated with textual analysis, as well as poignant interpretation of the material.
This is an older commentary, and does not reflect some current scholarship, but is still one of the best ones you can find on Genesis.
This is an older commentary, and does not reflect some current scholarship, but is still one of the best ones you can find on Genesis.
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Original publication date
1956