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About the Author
David M. Carr is Professor of Old Testament at Union Theological Seminary in New York. His previous publications include Holy Resilience: The Bible's Traumatic Origins (2014), The Formation of the Hebrew Bible: A New Reconstruction (Oxford University Press, 2011), An Introduction to the Old Testament: Sacred Texts and Imperial Contexts of the Hebrew Bible (2010); An Introduction to the Bible: Sacred Texts and Imperial Contexts (2010); Writing on the Tablet of the Heart: Origins of Scripture and Literature (Oxford 2005); The Erotic Word: Sexuality, Spirituality and the Bible (Oxford, 2003); Reading the Fractures of Genesis: Historical and Literary Approaches (1996); and From D to Q: A Study of Early Jewish Interpretations of Solomon's Dream at Gibeon (1991).
Reviews
Carr helps us understand how this so--called primeval history helped ancient Isrel explain its encounter with YHWH, who had elected the fanily of Abraham without discarding the rest of humankind. * Mark W. Hamilton, Restauration Quaterly *
...anyone wishing to understand the formation of Gen. 1-11 cannot afford to ignore this book. * George Nicol, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament *
All of the methodological precision, understanding of the ancient world, and exegetical incisiveness that we have come to expect from David Carr is on display in this comprehensive and thought-provoking exploration of Genesis 1-11. This is Carr at his best. * Joel Baden, Professor of Hebrew Bible, Yale University *
The Primeval History in the book of Genesis is probably the most well-known text in world literature and has been the subject of many studies. Nevertheless, David Carr offers a fresh and innovative approach to the first eleven chapters of the Bible, reconstructing brilliantly their history of composition in a constant dialogue with international scholarship. The book offers the most up-to-date discussion of exegetical problems in Genesis 1-11 and is a must-read for anyone studying these biblical chapters. * Konrad Schmid, Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Judaism, University of Zurich *
At first glance, David Carr presents a series of highly interesting essays that offer an equally familiar and fresh approach to Gen 1-11. But the whole is more than the sum of its parts, it is a well-founded thesis on the formation of biblical primeval history. Here and there one may interpret the complexities of the biblical text in a different way, but one will not be able to avoid dealing with David Carr's well-presented and balanced arguments. * Jan Christian Gertz, Full Professor of Old Testament Studies / Hebrew Bible, Universitat Heidelberg *
Book Information
ISBN 9780190062545
Author David M. Carr
Format Hardback
Page Count 306
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 1g
Dimensions(mm) 160mm * 239mm * 23mm