This book is very illuminating and helpful for any scholar studying Genesis. It is first published in 1901, the English translation of the introduction to Gunkel's commentary, 'Genesis'.
The Legends of Genesis is a scholarly investigation of the books of Genesis as a product of humanity before historical records were considered important and kept for posterity. Some of the stories found within the book of Genesis are legends, telling the tale of particular people in a poetic form separate from history, reporting the literal truth but capturing the essence of an event.
This book takes a critical look at Genesis as literature and aims to teach its readers how dissect one of the world's most influential pieces of writing.
I. The Significance and Scope of the Legends
II. The Varieties of Legends in Genesis
III. The Literary Form of the Legends
IV. History of the Development of the Legends of Genesis in Oral Tradition
V. Jahvist, Elohist, Jehovist, the Later Collections
VI. Priestly Codex and Final Redaction
The Legends of Genesis is a scholarly investigation of the books of Genesis as a product of humanity before historical records were considered important and kept for posterity. Some of the stories found within the book of Genesis are legends, telling the tale of particular people in a poetic form separate from history, reporting the literal truth but capturing the essence of an event.
This book takes a critical look at Genesis as literature and aims to teach its readers how dissect one of the world's most influential pieces of writing.
I. The Significance and Scope of the Legends
II. The Varieties of Legends in Genesis
III. The Literary Form of the Legends
IV. History of the Development of the Legends of Genesis in Oral Tradition
V. Jahvist, Elohist, Jehovist, the Later Collections
VI. Priestly Codex and Final Redaction
