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Content:
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The book In the Beggining deals with the book of Genesis. chapter 1 is devoted to a resume of its contents. Chapter 2 consists of selections from Genesis in an English translation. Both the resume and the selections are annotated. The following chapters deal with its historical background, authorship, style and philosophy.
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Publisher:
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The Jewish Publication Society of America,1949
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Additional Details:
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892 pages, hardcover, no dust jacket, good condition: clean and tight copy.
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Opening:
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Genesis contains accounts of Beginnings: the beginnings of the world, man, society, and the Jewish people.
Chapters 1-2. The Earliest Beginnings
[1-2:3] At the word of God, chaos, void and darkness yielded to order and light, the firmament unfolded, the waters under it assembled into one place, and the crust of dry land appeared.
(Solomon Goldman: In the Beginning, page 1)
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