TY - BOOK AU - Kass,Leon TI - The beginning of wisdom: reading Genesis SN - 9780743242998 AV - BS1235.K19.B445 2003 PY - 2003/// CY - New York PB - Free Press KW - Bible KW - Genesis KW - Commentaries KW - Bible. Genesis - Commentaries N1 - 1 (pages 667-678) and index; Part One: Dangerous beginnings: the uninstructed ways Genesis 1-11 --; Awesome beginnings: man, heaven, and the created order --; The follies of freedom and reason: the story of the Garden of Eden (I) --; The vexed question of man and woman: the story of the Garden of Eden (II) --; Fratricide and founding: the twisted roots of civilization --; Death, beautiful women, and the heroic temptation: the return of chaos and the flood --; Elementary justice: man, animals, and the coming of law and covenant --; Paternity and piety: Noah and his sons --; Babel: the failures of civilization. --; Part Two: Educating the fathers Genesis 12-50 --; Abraham (Genesis 12-25) --; Educating the fathers: Father Abraham --; Educating Father Abraham: the meaning of marriage --; Educating Father Abraham: the meaning of patriarchy --; Isaac (Genesis 25-28) --; Inheriting the way: from father to son --; The education of Isaac: from son to patriarch --; Jacob (Genesis 28-35) The adventures of Jacob: the taming of the shrewd --; Brotherhood and piety: facing Esau, seeing God --; Politics and piety: Jacob becomes Israel --; The generations of Jacob: Joseph, Judah, and their brothers (Genesis 36-50) --; The generations of Jacob: the question of leadership --; Joseph the Egyptian --; Joseph and his brothers: estrangement and recognition --; Israel in Egypt: the way not taken --; Losing Joseph, saving Israel: Jacob preserves the way; 2 N2 - Looks at the wisdom of nature and of man as seen through an interpreation of the book of Genesis UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0641/2002045593-s.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0631/2002045593-t.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/simon053/2002045593.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon041/2002045593.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon041/2002045593.html ER -