Fortress Press

"The erudition, creativity and literary sensitivity...recommend Westermann's Genesis is a lasting work for years to come."
— Susan Niditch
Hebrew Studies

"These...introductions are, to risk an exaggeration, worth the price of the volumes (in the Continential Commentary series)."
— James Luther Mays
Interpretation

Translator's Preface

Part One: Introduction to the Story of the Primeval Events: Genesis 1-11


1. The Story of Primeval Events in the Pentateuch and Its Prehistory
2. The Numerative Sections in Genesis 1-11: The Genealogies as the Framework of the Story of Primeval Events
3. The Narrative Sections of Genesis 1-11
4. The Theological Significance of the Primeval Story Literature
5. The Formation and Theological Meaning of the Primeval Story
   
   

Part Two: Introduction to the Patriarchal Story: Genesis 12-50


1. The Significance of the Patriarchal Story
2. The Origin and Growth of the Patriarchal Story
3. The World of the Patriarchal Story and Its Setting:
4. The Question of the Time of the Patriarchs
5. Literature: Genesis 12-50
6. The Religion of the Patriarchs
7. Structure and Growth of Genesis
8. Conclusion to Genesis
   
   

Part Three: Introduction to the Joseph Story: Genesis 37-50


1. Literature on the History of the Exegesis of Genesis
2. Other Literature on Genesis
   
   Supplement to Literature on Genesis 1-50
   
   Abbreviations
   Index of Biblical References
   Index of Names and Subjects