Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-287) and indexes.

Old Testament reverberations of Genesis 1-2 /|rKyle R. Greenwood --|tInterpretations of Genesis 1-2 in Second Temple Jewish literature /|rMichael D. Matlock --|tNew Testament appropriations of Genesis 1-2 /|rIra Brent Driggers --|tEarly rabbinic interpretations of Genesis 1-2 /|rJoel S. Allen --|tInterpretations of Genesis 1-2 among the Ante-Nicene Fathers /|rStephen O. Presley --|tInterpretations of Genesis 1-2 among the Nicene and Post -Nicene Fathers /|rC. Rebecca Rine --|tMedieval Jewish interpretations of Genesis 1-2 /|rJason Kalman --|tMedieval Christian interpretations of Genesis 1-2 / |rTimothy Bellamah, OP --|tInterpretations of Genesis 1-2 among the Protestant reformers /|rJennifer Powell McNutt - -|tRediscovery of the ancient Near East and its implications for Genesis 1-2 /|rDavid T. Tsumura --|tPost-Darwinian interpretations of Genesis 1-2 /|rAaron T. Smith.

Few passages in the Hebrew Bible have been subject to more scrutiny than Genesis 1 and 2. In this volume, a diverse international team of experts guides readers through interpretations of the Genesis creation stories throughout history, inviting them to consider perspectives from the earliest times to the present. The book offers an accurate description of how these chapters have been read through the centuries, explaining each interpretive approach in its own terms. Each chapter includes sidebars and suggestions for further reading.