Joel S. Burnett

Misunderstood Stories

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“With a fresh and engaging style, Gnuse acquaints readers with a rich breadth of ancient Near Eastern sources revealing the fullest meaning of this foundational portion of biblical literature. Recognizing the formative nature of Genesis 1-11 as polemical literature, Gnuse shows how it answered the dominant political and cultural powers of its day with a distinct vision of human equality, dignity, and responsibility to God and to the rest of creation, a vision that speaks to modern concerns as it did to ancient ones.”