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The first volume, which covers the primeval story, Genesis 1-11, is to be followed by a second covering the patriarchal story, Genesis 12-50. The very material itself, and not just technical reasons, requires that the commentary appear in two relatively independent parts.
This second volume of the commentary on Genesis comprises fascicules 11-19, which appeared separately in the years 1977-1981, and expounds the patriarchal story.
With this second volume of Westermann's large-scale commentary on Genesis, English-speaking readers have ready access to a masterful analysis of the patriarchal narratives. Professor Westermann offers an extensive introduction to the social and religious setting of the patriarchal period and an analysis of the shaping of the text of Genesis 12-36.
This book, a volume in the Old Testament Library series, explores chapters 40-66 of the book of Isaiah. The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.
This volume, covering Genesis 1-11, is concerned with what the author calls the story of primeval events. He looks at each part of the text from different angles, examining the literary form, the historical setting, the thrust of the narrative, as well as a commentary on the text itself.