The Serpent's Skin: Creation, Knowledge, and Intimacy in the Book of Genesis

by Marc Klein

In this new treatment of Genesis, ancient approaches to the text are adapted for a contemporary sensibility in order to arrive at readings that are both surprising and satisfying. The book extends some of the techniques long used by authors writing in the exegetical genre of Midrash, demonstrating how Genesis might have been read and understood by its earliest readers or listeners, thus illuminating the text for modern readers in unexpected ways...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9655240541
• ISBN13: 9789655240542
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Urim Publications
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.6"