Book of Genesis A Contemporary View

The Book of Genesis is aimed at the reader who wishes to study this book of the Torah in the company of commentators both ancient and modern. It is a tremendous resource to add to any library of sacred texts as well as a wonderful adjunct to The Torah: A Modern Commentary. This one-volume work contains new commentary and gleanings by W. Gunther Plaut that reflect modern scholarship during the past twenty-five years of the life and language of ancient Israel and of its near Eastern context. Similarly, this volume includes an all-new translation by Chaim Stern, which is both gender-sensitive and thoroughly up to date. The volume is enhanced by the addition of an array of contemporary comments and gleanings including those culled from the rapidly-expanding literature of feminist Torah scholarship.-- Ideal for adult study-- All-new English translation-- Gender-sensitivity throughout the textStern, Chaim is the author of 'Book of Genesis A Contemporary View' with ISBN 9780807407400 and ISBN 0807407402.