A critical and exegetical commentary on Genesis

About this eBook

Author

Skinner, John, 1851-1925

Original Publication

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910.

Credits

Richard Hulse, Stephen Rowland, Tony Browne and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

BS: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: The Bible, Old and New Testament

Subject

Bible. Genesis -- Commentaries

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 77363

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.A CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL COMMENTARY ON GENESI S
2. 2.The International Critical Commentary on the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments
3. 3.PREFACE.
4. 4.C ONTENT S.
5. 5.ABBREVIATIONS. ¹
6. 6.INTRODUCTION. — § 1. Introductory: Canonical position of the book—its general scope—and title. — A. Nature of the Tradition. — § 2. History or Legend? — § 3. Myth and legend—Foreign myths—Types of mythical motive. — § 4. Historical value of the tradition. — § 5. Preservation and collection of the traditions. — B. Structure and Composition of the Book. — § 6. Plan and Divisions. — § 7. The Sources of Genesis. — § 8. The collective authorship of Yahwist and Elohist. — § 9. Characteristics of Yahwist and Elohist—their relation to Literary Prophecy. — § 10. Date and place of origin—Redaction of Jehovist. — § 11. The Priestly Code and the Final Redaction.
7. 7.THE PRIMÆVAL HISTORY. — I. 1 ‒II. 3. Creation of the World in Six Days: Institution of the Sabbath. — Babylonian and other Cosmogonies. — II. 4b ‒ III. 24. The Creation and Fall of Man (Yahwist). — 4b ‒ 7. The creation of man. — 8 ‒ 17. The garden of Eden. — 18 ‒ 25. Creation of animals and woman. — III. 1 ‒ 7. The temptation. — 8 ‒ 13. The inquest. — 14 ‒ 19. Significance of the Fall. — 20 ‒ 24. The expulsion from Eden. — Chapter IV. Beginnings of History and Civilisation. — IV. 1 ‒ 16. Cain and Abel. — IV. 17 ‒ 24. The line of Cain. — IV. 25, 26. Fragmentary Sethite Genealogy. — Chapter V. The Ante-Diluvian Patriarchs (Priestly-Code). — 1, 2. Introduction. — 3 ‒ 5. Adam. — 6 ‒ 20. Seth to Jered. — 21 ‒ 24. Enoch. — 25 ‒ 32. Methuselah to Noah. — VI. 1 ‒ 4. The Origin of the Nĕphîlîm. — VI. 5 ‒ IX. 29. Noah and the Flood. — The Flood according to Yahwist. — The Flood according to Priestly-Code. — The Deluge Tradition. — IX. 18 ‒ 27. Noah as Vine-grower: His Curse and Blessing (Yahwist). — Chapter X. The Table of Peoples (Priestly-Code and Yahwist). — The Table of Priestly-Code. — The Table of Yahwist. — XI. 1 ‒ 9. The Tower of Babel (Yahwist). — 1 ‒ 4. The Building of the City and the Tower. — 5 ‒ 9. Yahwe’s Interposition. — XI. 10 ‒ 26. The Genealogy of Shem (Priestly-Code). — XI. 27 ‒ 32. The Genealogy of Teraḥ (Priestly-Code and Yahwist).
8. 8.THE PATRIARCHAL HISTORY. — ABRAHAM. — Chapters XII. XIII. The migrations of Abram (Yahwist and Priestly-Code). — Chapter XIV. Abram’s Victory over Four Kings. — Chapter XV. God’s Covenant with Abram (Jehovist). — Chapter XVI. The Flight of Hagar and Birth of Ishmael (Yahwist and Priestly-Code). — Chapter XVII. The Covenant of Circumcision (Priestly-Code). — Chapter XVIII. The Theophany at Hebron: Abraham’s Intercession for Sodom (Yahwist). — XIX. 1 ‒ 29. The Destruction of Sodom and Deliverance of Lot (Yahwist and Priestly-Code). — Chapter XX. Abraham and Sarah at the Court of Gerar (Elohist). — XXI. 1 ‒ 21. Birth of Isaac and Expulsion of Ishmael (Yahwist, Elohist, and Priestly-Code). — XXI. 22 ‒ 34. Abraham’s Covenant with Abimelech (Elohist and Yahwist). — Chapter XXII. The Sacrifice of Isaac (Elohist and Redactor Jehovist ). — XXII. 20 ‒ 24. The Sons of Nāḥôr (Yahwist, Redactors). — Chapter XXIII. Purchase of the Cave of Machpelah (Priestly-Code). — Chapter XXIV. Procuring a Wife for Isaac (Yahwist, [Elohist?]). — XXV. 1 ‒ 6. The Sons of Ḳeṭurah (Yahwist? Redactor?). — XXV. 7 ‒ 11. The Death and Burial of Abraham (Priestly-Code). — XXV. 12 ‒ 18. The Genealogy and Death of Ishmael (Priestly-Code). — THE HISTORY OF JACOB. Chapters XXV. 19 ‒ XXXVI. — XXV. 19 ‒ 34. The Birth of Esau and Jacob, and the Transference of the Birthright (Priestly-Code, Jehovist). — Chapter XXVI. Isaac and the Philistines (Yahwist, Redactor, Priestly-Code). — XXVII. 1 ‒ 45. How Jacob secured his Father’s Blessing (Jehovist). — XXVII. 46 ‒ XXVIII. 9. Isaac’s Charge to Jacob (Priestly-Code). — XXVIII. 10 ‒ 22. Jacob at Bethel (Jehovist). — XXIX. 1 ‒ 30. Jacob’s Marriage with Laban’s Daughters (Jehovist, Priestly-Code). — XXIX. 31 ‒ XXX. 24. The Birth of Jacob’s Children (Jehovist). — XXX. 25 ‒ 43. Jacob enriched at Laban’s Expense (Jehovist). — XXXI. 1 ‒ XXXII. 1. Jacob’s Flight from Laban: their friendly Parting (Yahwist, Elohist). — XXXII. 2 ‒ 33. Jacob’s Measures for propitiating Esau: His Wrestling with the Deity at Peniel (Yahwist, Elohist). — Chapter XXXIII. The Meeting of the Brothers: Jacob’s March to Shechem (Jehovist, Priestly-Code). — Chapter XXXIV. The Outrage on Dinah. — Chapter XXXV. Jacob in Canaan (Elohist, Yahwist, Priestly-Code). — Chapter XXXVI. Edomite Genealogies, etc. (partly Priestly-Code). — JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN. — Chapter XXXVII. How Joseph was lost to his Father through his Brethren’s Hatred and Treachery (Priestly-Code, Jehovist). — Chapter XXXVIII. Judah and Tamar (Yahwist). — Chapter XXXIX. Joseph is cast into Prison (Yahwist). — Chapter XL. Joseph proves his Gift of interpreting Dreams (Elohist). — Chapter XLI. Joseph becomes Viceroy of Egypt (Jehovist, Priestly-Code). — Chapter XLII. Joseph’s Brethren come to Egypt to buy Food (Elohist, Yahwist) — Chapters XLIII. XLIV. The second Visit to Egypt (Yahwist). — Chapter XLV. Joseph reveals himself to his Brethren (Elohist, Yahwist). — XLVI. 1 ‒ XLVII. 12. The Settlement of Jacob and his Family in Egypt (Yahwist, Elohist, Priestly-Code). — XLVII. 13 ‒ 27. Joseph’s Agrarian Policy (Yahwist?). — XLVII. 28 ‒ XLVIII. 22. Jacob’s last Interview with Joseph (Yahwist, Elohist, Priestly-Code). — XLVIII. Adoption and blessing of Joseph’s two sons. — XLIX. 1 ‒ 28a. The Blessing of Jacob. — XLIX. 28b ‒ L. 26. The Death and Burial of Jacob; and the Death of Joseph (Priestly-Code, Yahwist, Elohist).
9. 9.INDEXES. — I. ENGLISH. — II. HEBREW
10. 10.Advertisements. — The International Critical Commentary — The International Theological Library

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