Genesis by Robert Alter

Genesis

Robert Alter

384 pages first pub 500 (editions)

nonfiction religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Genesis begins with the making of heaven and earth and all life, and ends with the image of a mummy—Joseph's—in a coffin. In between come many of the primal stories in Western culture: Adam and Eve's expulsion from the garden of Eden, Cain's murde...

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reflective 100%
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