Grace in the midst of judgment: grappling with Genesis 1-11

This book presents the development of a theological reading strategy in conversation with contemporary hermeneutical theories. Using that as a model, Gen 1-11 is read as a unified text refracted through the prism of textuality from a canonical approach.

Front matter --; Chapter 1 Situating the Thesis --; Chapter 2 Contemporary Hermeneutics --; Chapter 3 The Hermeneutics of Reading --; Chapter 4 Towards a Theological Reading --; Chapter 5 Narrativity and Historiography --; Chapter 6 The Creation --; Chapter 7 Adam and Eve --; Chapter 8 Cain and Abel --; Chapter 9 Noah and the Flood --; Chapter 10 The Tower of Babel --; Chapter 11 Genesis 1-11 and the Old Testament --; Chapter 12 A Theology of Genesis 1-11 --; Chapter 13 Contemporary Significance of the Text --; Chapter 14 Conclusion --; Chapter 15 Postscript --; Abbreviations --; Bibliography --; Author Index --; Scripture Index