John Day is Emeritus Professor of Old Testament Studies and Emeritus Fellow & Tutor of Lady Margaret Hall at the University of Oxford, UK

Throughout D. focuses on exegetical and textual problems and includes necessary reference to ANE background, historical interpretations, and the documentary hypothesis. Readers intrigued by his discussions of exegetical and textual problems will await his commentary with keen anticipation.

• 1. Genesis 1.1-5: The First Day of Creation2. ‘So God Created Humanity in His Own Image’ (Genesis 1.27). What Does the Bible Mean and What Have People Thought It Meant?3. The Serpent in the Garden of Eden: Its Background and Role4. Wisdom and the Garden of Eden5. Problems in the Interpretation of the Story of Cain and Abel6. The Enochs of Genesis 4 and 5 and the Emergence of the Apocalyptic Enoch Tradition7. The Source Analysis and Redaction of the Genesis Flood Story8. The Covenant with Noah and the Noachic Commandments9. The Table of the Nations in Genesis 1010. In Search of Nimrod: Problems in the Interpretation of Genesis 10.8-1211. From Abraham of Ur to Abraham in the Fiery FurnaceBibliographyIndex

John Day is Emeritus Professor of Old Testament Studies and Emeritus Fellow & Tutor of Lady Margaret Hall at the University of Oxford, UK

Throughout D. focuses on exegetical and textual problems and includes necessary reference to ANE background, historical interpretations, and the documentary hypothesis. Readers intrigued by his discussions of exegetical and textual problems will await his commentary with keen anticipation.

• 1. Genesis 1.1-5: The First Day of Creation2. ‘So God Created Humanity in His Own Image’ (Genesis 1.27). What Does the Bible Mean and What Have People Thought It Meant?3. The Serpent in the Garden of Eden: Its Background and Role4. Wisdom and the Garden of Eden5. Problems in the Interpretation of the Story of Cain and Abel6. The Enochs of Genesis 4 and 5 and the Emergence of the Apocalyptic Enoch Tradition7. The Source Analysis and Redaction of the Genesis Flood Story8. The Covenant with Noah and the Noachic Commandments9. The Table of the Nations in Genesis 1010. In Search of Nimrod: Problems in the Interpretation of Genesis 10.8-1211. From Abraham of Ur to Abraham in the Fiery FurnaceBibliographyIndex

John Day is Emeritus Professor of Old Testament Studies and Emeritus Fellow & Tutor of Lady Margaret Hall at the University of Oxford, UK

Throughout D. focuses on exegetical and textual problems and includes necessary reference to ANE background, historical interpretations, and the documentary hypothesis. Readers intrigued by his discussions of exegetical and textual problems will await his commentary with keen anticipation.

• 1. Genesis 1.1-5: The First Day of Creation2. ‘So God Created Humanity in His Own Image’ (Genesis 1.27). What Does the Bible Mean and What Have People Thought It Meant?3. The Serpent in the Garden of Eden: Its Background and Role4. Wisdom and the Garden of Eden5. Problems in the Interpretation of the Story of Cain and Abel6. The Enochs of Genesis 4 and 5 and the Emergence of the Apocalyptic Enoch Tradition7. The Source Analysis and Redaction of the Genesis Flood Story8. The Covenant with Noah and the Noachic Commandments9. The Table of the Nations in Genesis 1010. In Search of Nimrod: Problems in the Interpretation of Genesis 10.8-1211. From Abraham of Ur to Abraham in the Fiery FurnaceBibliographyIndex