Genesis 1-11: A Handbook on the Hebrew Text (Baylor Handbook on the Hebrew Bible) (Baylor Handbook on the Hebrew Bible)

2008·2.89 MB·English

by  Barry Bandstra

Genesis 1–11

Baylor Handbook on the Hebrew Bible
General editor
W. Dennis Tucker Jr.

Genesis 1–11
A Handbook on the Hebrew Text
Barry Bandstra
Baylor University Press
© 2008 by Baylor University Press, Waco, Texas 76798
All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in
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Cover Design by Pamela Poll
Cover photograph by Bruce and Kenneth Zuckerman, West Semitic Research,
in collaboration with the ancient Biblical Manuscript Center. Courtesy Rus-
sina National Library (Saltykov-Shchedrin).
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bandstra, Barry L.
Genesis 1-11 : a handbook on the Hebrew text / Barry Bandstra.
p. cm. -- (Baylor Handbook on the Hebrew Bible series)
Includes the Hebrew text of Genesis I-XI with an English translation and
grammatical analysis.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-932792-70-6 (pbk.)
1. Bible. O.T. Genesis I-XI--Language, style. 2. Hebrew language--Gram-
mar. 3. Hebrew language--Discourse analysis. I. Bible. O.T. Genesis I-XI.
Hebrew. 2007. II. Bible. O.T. Genesis I-XI. English. Bandstra. 2007. III.
Title.
BS1235.55.B36 2007
222>.11077--dc22
2007044473
Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper with a minimum
of 30% pcw recycled content.
To my biblical Hebrew students at Hope College
and Western Theological Seminary

TABle of ConTenTs
Preface xi
Abbreviations xv
Introduction 1
Genesis 1 41
Genesis 2 110
Genesis 3 165
Genesis 4 226
Genesis 5 286
Genesis 6 331
Genesis 7 381
Genesis 8 425
Genesis 9 465
Genesis 10 521
Genesis 11 555
Glossary 613
Bibliography 623
Author and Subject Index 625
ix