TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kass, Leon R.
TI  - The beginning of wisdom: reading Genesis 
SN  - 0743242998
AV  - BS1235.53 .K37 2003
PY  - 2003///
CY  - New York
PB  - Free Press
KW  - Bible
KW  - O.T. Genesis
KW  - Commentaries
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index;  	Part One: Dangerous beginnings: the uninstructed ways Genesis 1-11 --
Awesome beginnings: man, heaven, and the created order --
The follies of freedom and reason: the story of the Garden of Eden (I) --
The vexed question of man and woman: the story of the Garden of Eden (II) --
Fratricide and founding: the twisted roots of civilization --
Death, beautiful women, and the heroic temptation: the return of chaos and the flood --
Elementary justice: man, animals, and the coming of law and covenant --
Paternity and piety: Noah and his sons --
Babel: the failures of civilization. --
Part Two: Educating the fathers Genesis 12-50 --
Abraham (Genesis 12-25) --
Educating the fathers: Father Abraham --
Educating Father Abraham: the meaning of marriage --
Educating Father Abraham: the meaning of patriarchy --
Isaac (Genesis 25-28) --
Inheriting the way: from father to son --
The education of Isaac: from son to patriarch --
Jacob (Genesis 28-35) The adventures of Jacob: the taming of the shrewd --
Brotherhood and piety: facing Esau, seeing God --
Politics and piety: Jacob becomes Israel --
The generations of Jacob: Joseph, Judah, and their brothers (Genesis 36-50) --
The generations of Jacob: the question of leadership --
Joseph the Egyptian --
Joseph and his brothers: estrangement and recognition --
Israel in Egypt: the way not taken --
Losing Joseph, saving Israel: Jacob preserves the way
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