Commentaries and Articles on the Book of Genesis

Genesis 1

• Exegetical Notes: Genesis 1:1–2:4a - by John Sailhamer, Trinity Journal 5 (1984) 73–82
• Genesis 1:1–3: Creation or Re-Creation? Part 1 - by Mark F. Rooker, Bibliotheca Sacra 149 (1992) 316–323
• Genesis 1:1–3: Creation or Re-Creation? Part 2 - by Mark F. Rooker, Bibliotheca Sacra 149 (1992) 411–427
• Jubilee Calendar Rescued from the Flood Narrative - by S. Najm and Ph. Guillaume, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 5 (2004)
• Humanity as the Image of God - by David J. A. Clines, published in On the Way to the Postmodern: Old Testament Essays 1967–1998, Volume 2 (JSOTSup, 292; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1998), pp. 447–97; originally published as “The Image of God in Man,” Tyndale Bulletin 19 (1968), pp. 53–103
• Interpreting Genesis One - by Charles E. Hummel, Journal of the American Scientific Association 38 (1986) 175–185
• Is Genetic Engineering Co-Creation? - by Ronald S. Cole-Turner, Theology Today 44.3 (1987)
• Restoring the Image: Perspectives on a Biblical View of Creation - by Gerald H. Wilson, originally published in Quaker Religious Thought 24 (1990)
• The Creation Account in Genesis 1:1–3, Part I: Introduction to Biblical Cosmogony - by Bruce K. Waltke, Bibliotheca Sacra 132 (1975) 25–36
• The Creation Account in Genesis 1:1–3, Part IV: The Theology of Genesis 1 - by Bruce K. Waltke, Bibliotheca Sacra 132 (1975) 327–342
• The Creation Account in Genesis 1:1–3, Part V: The Theology of Genesis 1—Continued - by Bruce K. Waltke, Bibliotheca Sacra 133 (1976) 28–41
• The “Days” of Creation in Genesis 1: Literal “Days” or Figurative “Periods/Epochs” of Time? - by Gerhard F. Hasel, Origins 21.1 (1994) 5–38
• The Days of Genesis, Part I - by E. J. Young, Westminster Theological Journal 25 (1962–1963) 1–34
• The Days of Genesis, Part II - by E. J. Young, Westminster Theological Journal 25 (1962–1963) 143–171
• The Earth of Genesis 1:2: Abiotic or Chaotic? Part I - by Roberto Ouro, Andrews University Seminary Studies 36 (1998) 259–276
• The Earth of Genesis 1:2: Abiotic or Chaotic? Part II - by Roberto Ouro, Andrews University Seminary Studies 37 (1999) 36–54
• The Earth of Genesis 1:2: Abiotic or Chaotic? Part III - by Roberto Ouro, Andrews University Seminary Studies 38 (2000) 59–67
• The Firmament and the Waters Above - by Paul H. Seely, Westminster Theological Journal 53 (1991) 227–240
• The Geographical Meaning of "Earth" and "Seas" in Genesis 1:10 - by Paul H. Seely, Westminster Theological Journal 59 (1997) 231–255
• The Liberating Image? Interpreting Imago Dei in Context - by J. Richard Middleton, Christian Scholars Review 24 (1994) 8–25
• The Narrative Form of Genesis 1: Cosmogenic Yes, Scientific No - by Conrad M. Hyers, Journal of the American Scientific Affiliation 36 (1984) 208–215
• The Significance of the Cosmology in Gen 1 in Relation to Ancient Near Eastern Parallels - by G. F. Hasel, Andrews University Seminary Studies 10 (1972) 1–20

Genesis 1–3

• Covenant and the Kingdom: Genesis 1–3 as Foundation for Biblical Theology - by Eugene H. Merrill, Criswell Theological Review 1 (1987) 295–308
• Genesis 1–3: Science? History? Theology? - by J. A. Thompson, 1996 Tyndale Lecture in Melbourne
• Genesis 1–3 and Male/Female Role Relationship - by Michael F. Sitzinger, Grace Theological Journal 2 (1981) 23–44
• Genesis as Rashomon - by Pamela Tamarkin Reis, Bible Review (June 2001)
• Genesis Reconsidered - by Armin Held and Peter Rüst, Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith 51 (1999) 231–243
• Genesis Revisited or Revised? - by Paul H. Seely, Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith 52 (2000) 77–78
• Luther on Gender Relations—Just One Reading of Genesis? - by Christoph Bultmann, Currents in Theology and Mission (December 2002)
• Taking Genesis as Inspired - by Armin Held and Peter Rüst, Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith 52 (2000) 212–214
• The Four Most Important Biblical Passages for a Christian Environmentalism - by Michael A. Bullmore, Trinity Journal (Fall 1998)
• The Image of God - by Charles Lee Feinberg, Bibliotheca Sacra 129 (1972) 235–246
• The Theology of Sexuality in the Beginning: Genesis 1–2 - by Richard M. Davidson, Andrews University Seminary Studies 26 (1988) 5–24
• What Is Creation? Rereading Genesis 1 and 2 - by Michael Welker, Theology Today 48.1 (1991)

Genesis 1–9

• The Atrahasis Epic and Its Significance for Our Understanding of Genesis 1–9 - by Tikva Frymer-Kensky, originally published in Biblical Archeologist (December 1977) 147–55

Genesis 1–11

• Adam, What Are You? The Primeval History against the Background of Mesopotamian Mythology - by Jens Bruun Kofoed, Hiphil (2006)
• An Overlooked Message: The Critique of Kings and Affirmation of Equality in the Primeval History - by Robert K. Gnuse, Biblical Theology Bulletin (Winter 2006)
• I Want a Name for Myself: Genesis 1–11 - by Borgman, Paul, chapter 1 of Genesis: The Story We Haven’t Heard (IVP, 2001)
• Primeval Chronology - by William Green, Bibliotheca Sacra 47 (1890) 285–303

Genesis 2–3

• Adam and Adapa: Two Anthropological Characters - by N. E. Andreasen, Andrews University Seminary Studies 19 (1981) 179–194
• Because It Had Not Rained - by Meredith Kline, Westminster Theological Journal 20 (1958) 146–157
• Because It Had Not Rained: A Study of Gen. 2:5–7 with Implications for Gen. 2:4–25 and Gen. 1:1–2:3 - by Mark D. Futato, Westminster Theological Journal 60 (1988) 1–21
• “Bone of My Bone and Flesh of My Flesh” - by Phyllis A. Bird, Theology Today 50 (1994)
• Did Eve Fall or Was She Pushed? - by Susan L. Greiner, originally published in Bible Review (August 1999)
• Discourse Analysis and the Interpretation of Gen. 2:4–7 - by Jack Collins, Westminster Theological Journal 61 (1999)
• Ein Buch mit sieben Siegeln oder Ur-Kunde des Glaubens? (HTML | PDF) - by Jutta Bickmann, Biblisches Forum (1/2000)
• Entre mythe et philosophie. La relecture sapientielle de Genèse 2–3 - by Jean-Marie Husser, Revue Biblique 107.2 (2000); abstract
• Eve and Pandora Contrasted - by William E. Phipps, Theology Today 45.1 (1988)
• Eve's Answer to the Serpent: An Alternative Paradigm for Sin and Some Implications for Theology - by P. Wayne Townsend, Calvin Theological Journal 33 (1998) 399–420
• Gender, Class, and the Social-Scientific Study of Genesis 2–3 - by Gale A. Yee, Semeia (1999) 177–192
• In Search of the Historical Adam: Part 1 - by Dick Fischer, Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith 45 (1993)
• In Search of the Historical Adam: Part 2 - by Dick Fischer, Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith 46 (1994)
• Recent Translations of Gen. 3:15 - by W. H. Woudstra, Calvin Theological Journal 6 (1971) 194–203
• Rethinking the Interpretation of Genesis 2.4b-3.24 - by Lyn M. Bechtel, originally published in Athalya Brenner (ed.), A Feminist Companion to Genesis (Sheffield, 1993)
• Sur le deux noms de Dieu de gènese 2/4b-3/24, ou la “théo-logique” d’un Dieu critique - by Jean Alexandre, Études Théologiques et Religieuses 2002.3; abstract
• The Call of Wisdom/The Voice of the Serpent: A Canonical Approach to the Tree of Knowledge - by Nicholas John Ansell, Christian Scholars Review 31 (2001) 31–57
• The Curse and the Blessing: Narrative Discourse Syntax and Literary Form - by Nachman Levine, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 27.2 (2002) 189–199; abstract with full text options
• The Garden of Double Messages: Deconstructing Hierarchical Oppositions in the Garden Story - by D. M. Slivniak, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 27.4 (2003) 439–460; abstract with full text options
• The Generations of the Heavens and of the Earth: Egyptian Deities in the Garden of Eden - by Gary Greenberg, annual meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt, St. Louis, Missouri 1996
• The Great Reversal: Thematic Links between Genesis 2 and 3 - by Zdravko Stefanovic, Andrews University Seminary Studies 32 (1994) 47–56
• The Seduction of Eve and Feminist Readings of the Garden of Eden - by Reuven Kimelman, Women in Judaism 1.2 (1998)
• The Theology of Sexuality in the Beginning: Genesis 1–2 - by Richard M. Davidson, Andrews University Seminary Studies 26 (1988) 5–24
• The Theology of Sexuality in the Beginning: Genesis 3 - by Richard M. Davidson, Andrews University Seminary Studies 26 (1988) 121–131
• The Tree of Life - by P. Watson, Restoration Quarterly 23 (1980) 232–238
• The Tree of Life: Protological to Eschatological - by Robert Starke, Kerux 11.2
• What Does Eve Do to Help? - by David J. A. Clines, chapter 1 of What Does Eve Do to Help? And Other Readerly Questions to the Old Testament (Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1990)
• What Is the Woman's Desire? - by Susan T. Foh, Westminster Theological Journal 37 (1974/75) 376–383
• Why Didn't Adam and Eve Die at Once? - by Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., in Hard Sayings of the Bible (IVP, 1996)
• Woman's Desire for Man: Genesis 3:16 Reconsidered - by Irvin A. Busenitz, Grace Theological Journal 7 (1986) 203–212

Genesis 4

• Cain and His Offering - by Bruce K. Waltke, Westminster Theological Journal 48 (1986) 363–372
• In the Shadow of Cain - by Paul M. McNutt, Semeia 87 (1999) 45–64
• Mozart & Salieri, Cain & Abel: A Cinematic Transformation of Genesis 4 - by Gregory Allen Robbins, The Journal of Religion and Film 1,1 (1997)
• What Cain Said: A Note on Genesis 4.8 - by Pamela Tamarkin Reis, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 27.1 (2002) 107–113; abstract with full text options for subscribers

Genesis 5

• The Genealogies of Gen 5 and 11 and Their Alleged Babylonian Background - G. F. Hasel, Andrews University Seminar Studies 16 (1978) 361–374
• The Meaning of the Chronogenealogies of Genesis 5 and 11 - by Gerhard F. Hasel, Origins 7:53–70 (1980)

Genesis 6

• A Contextual Identification of the bene ha’elohim and the banoth ha’adam in Genesis 6:1–4 - by Lyle Eslinger, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 13 (1979) 65–73; full text
• The Ancient Exegesis of Genesis 6:2, 4 - by Robert Newman, Grace Theological Journal 5 (1984) 13–36
• The Significance of the 'Sons of God' Episode (Genesis 6.1–4) in the Context of the ‘Primaeval History’ (Genesis 1–11) - by David J. A. Clines, published in On the Way to the Postmodern: Old Testament Essays 1967–1998, Volume 1 (JSOTSup, 292; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1998), pp. 88–94

Genesis 6–9

• Ark-Eology: Shifting Emphases in 'Ark Narrative' Scholarship - by Keith Bodner, Currents in Biblical Research 4 (2006) 169–197; abstract with full text options
• Jubilee Calendar Rescued from the Flood Narrative - by S. Najm and Ph. Guillaume, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 5 (2004)
• The Biblical View of the Extent of the Flood - by Gerhard F. Hasel, Origins 2.2 (1975) 77–95
• The Theology of the Flood Narrative - by David J. A. Clines, published in On the Way to the Postmodern: Old Testament Essays 1967–1998, Volume 2 (JSOTSup, 292; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1998), pp. 508–23

Genesis 8

• Rejoicing in Discovery - by Kenneth Schurb, Global Journal of Classical Theology 2.3 (2001)

Genesis 9

• Capital Punishment Mandated by God? - by Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., in Hard Sayings of the Bible (IVP, 1996)
• Original Dishonor: Noah’s Curse and the Southern Defense of Slavery - by Stephen R. Haynes, Journal of Southern Religion 3 (2000)
• Studies in the Book of Genesis, Part 1: The Curse of Canaan - by Allen P. Ross, Bibliotheca Sacra 137 (1980) 223–240
• The Four Most Important Biblical Passages for a Christian Environmentalism - by Michael A. Bullmore, Trinity Journal (Fall 1998)

Genesis 10

• Peleg in Gen 10:25 - by David M. Fouts, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 41 (1998) 17–21
• Studies in the Book of Genesis, Part 3: The Table of Nations in Genesis 10—Its Content - by Allen P. Ross, Bibliotheca Sacra 138 (1980) 22–34

Genesis 11

• Sem, une clé de lecture pour Babel (Gn 11/1–9) - by Colette Briffard, Études Théologiques et Religieuses 2000.3
• The Date of the Tower of Babel and Some Theological Implications - by Paul H. Seely, Westminster Theological Journal 63 (2001) 15–38
• The Dispersion of the Nations in Gen 11:1–9 - by Allen P. Ross, Bibliotheca Sacra 138 (1981) 119–138
• The Genealogies of Gen 5 and 11 and Their Alleged Babylonian Background - G. F. Hasel, Andrews University Seminar Studies 16 (1978) 361–374
• The Meaning of the Chronogenealogies of Genesis 5 and 11 - by Gerhard F. Hasel, Origins 7:53–70 (1980)
• Un Dieu érotique: en revisitant le mythe de Babel - by François Nault, Études Théologiques et Religieuses 2002.3; abstract

Genesis 12

• A Thrice-Told Tale: Genre, Theme, and Motif - by David L. Petersen, originally published in Biblical Research 18 (1973) 30–43
• Blessing in the Old Testament: A Study of Gen. 12:3 - by Paul Rotenberry, Restoration Quarterly 2 (1958) 32–36
• Terminologische Verknüpfungen und Genesis 12,1–3 - by W. Warning, Biblica 81 (2000); full text
• The Naming of Isaac: The Role of the Wife/Sister Episodes in the Redaction of Genesis - by John Ronning, Westminster Theological Journal 53 (1991) 1–27

Genesis 12–25

• Abraham in History and Tradition, Part I - by Donald J. Wiseman, Bibliotheca Sacra 134 (1977) 123–130
• Abraham in History and Tradition, Part II - by Donald J. Wiseman, Bibliotheca Sacra 135 (1977) 228–237

Genesis 12–36

• Dynamics of Diselection - summary of the book by R. Christopher Heard (SBL, 2001)

Genesis 14

• Melchizedek and the Hasmoneans - by Ian Hutchesson
• Melchizedek in the MT, LXX, and the NT - by J. A. Fitzmeyer, Biblica 81 (2000); full text
• The Pre-Mosaic Tithe: Issues and Implications - by Mark A. Snoeberger, Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 5 (2000) 71–95

Genesis 16

• Gender, Class, and Androcentric Compliance in the Rapes of Enslaved Women in the Hebrew Bible - by Susanne Scholz, lectio dificilior 2004.1
• Reinterpreting Hagar’s Story - by Jessica Grimes, lectio dificilior 2004.1
• The interpretation of the Sarah-Hagar stories in rabbinic and patristic literature (or PDF) -by Irene Pabst, lectio dificilior 2003.1
• Women Quilting a Biblical Pattern - "excerpted and adapted" from a 1992 speech by Letty M. Russell

Genesis 18

• A Commentary on Commentary - by Kris Lindbeck, Journal of Scriptural Reasoning 2.3 (September 2002)
• Abraham's Visitors - by Daniel W. Hardy, Journal of Scriptural Reasoning 2.3 (September 2002)
• Abraham's Visitors: Prolegomena to a Christian Theological Exegesis of Genesis 18–19 - by Francis Watson, Journal of Scriptural Reasoning 2.3 (September 2002)
• An Essay on Exegesis, Genesis 18 - by William Elkins, Journal of Scriptural Reasoning 2.3 (September 2002)
• From My Flesh I Would Behold God: Imaginal Representation and Inscripting Divine Justice, Preliminary Observations - by Elliot R. Wolfson, Journal of Scriptural Reasoning 2.3 (September 2002)
• Isaac in the Eucharist - by Eugene F. Rogers, Jr., Journal of Scriptural Reasoning 2.3 (September 2002)
• It Takes Two (or More): Genesis 18–19 and Communal Theophany - by Brantley Craig, Journal of Scriptural Reasoning 2.3 (September 2002)
• Just Us—or Justice: A Comment on Wolfson's Reading of Genesis 18 - by Dov Nelkin, Journal of Scriptural Reasoning 2.3 (September 2002)
• On the Particular and the Universal - by Steven Kepnes, Journal of Scriptural Reasoning 2.3 (September 2002)
• Re-Figuring Hospitality: Interpreting Incarnation in Genesis 18–19 - by Willie Young, Journal of Scriptural Reasoning 2.3 (September 2002)
• Three Visitors and Scriptural Hermeneutics - by Peter Ochs, Journal of Scriptural Reasoning 2.3 (September 2002)

Genesis 19

• ‘Hospitality’, Hostiles and Hostages: On the Legal Background to Genesis 19.1–9 - by S. Morchauser, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 27.4 (2003) 461–485; abstract with full text options
• The Rescue of Lot - argues against perceiving a sexual dimension in the Genesis 19 narrative
• The Salt Saga: Lot's Wife or Sodom Itself - by Yehuda Sarna, Nachalah 1; full text

Genesis 20

• A Thrice-Told Tale: Genre, Theme, and Motif - by David L. Petersen, originally published in Biblical Research 18 (1973) 30–43
• The Naming of Isaac: The Role of the Wife/Sister Episodes in the Redaction of Genesis - by John Ronning, Westminster Theological Journal 53 (1991) 1–27

Genesis 21

• Gender, Class, and Androcentric Compliance in the Rapes of Enslaved Women in the Hebrew Bible - by Susanne Scholz, lectio dificilior 2004.1
• Reinterpreting Hagar’s Story - by Jessica Grimes, lectio dificilior 2004.1
• The interpretation of the Sarah-Hagar stories in rabbinic and patristic literature (or PDF) -by Irene Pabst, lectio dificilior 2003.1
• Women Quilting a Biblical Pattern - "excerpted and adapted" from a 1992 speech by Letty M. Russell

Genesis 22

• Abraham’s Sons: How the Bible and the Qur’an See the Same Story Differently - by John Kaltner, Bible Review (April 2002)
• L’enjeu théologique du sacrifice d’enfants dans le milieu biblique et son dépassement en Genèse 22 - by Michaela Bauks, Etudes Théologiques et Religieuses (2001.4); abstract only
• La mise en scène Genevoise d’Abraham sacrifiant - by Hubert Bost, Etudes Théologiques et Religieuses (2001.4); abstract only
• Lazos de Sangre: Una Aproximación Literaria a la Aqueda - by Marcos R. Paseggi, DavarLogos 1.1 (2002); abstract only
• Le jour où Abraham céda sur sa foi. Lecture psycho-antropologique de Genèse 22 - by Jean-Daniel Causse, Etudes Théologiques et Religieuses (2001.4); abstract only
• Les “sacrifices” d’Abraham et d’Anne. Regards croisés sur l’offrande du fils - by André Wénin, Etudes Théologiques et Religieuses (2001.4); abstract only
• Sacrificing Our Future (Genesis 22) - by Rick R. Marrs, Restoration Quarterly 27 (1984) 129–142
• The Atonement and Human Sacrifice - by David R. Dilling, Grace Theological Journal 5 (1964) 24–41
• The Binding of Isaac - by W. Dow Edgerton, Theology Today 44.2 (1987)
• The Role of Genesis 22:1–19 in the Abraham Cycle: A Computer-Assisted Textual Interpretation - by Robert D. Bergen, Criswell Theological Review 4 (1990) 313–326
• The Sacrifice of Isaac in Qumran Literature - by Joseph A. Fitzmeyer, Biblica 83 (2002) 211–229
• The Test of Abraham: Genesis 22:1–19 - by John I. Lawlor, Grace Theological Journal 1 (1980) 19–35

Genesis 23

• The Burial of Sarah: An Exegesis of Genesis 23 - by Ben Kao, Journal of Biblical Studies 1.1 (2001)

Genesis 24

• Some False Leads in the Identification of Late Biblical Hebrew Texts: The Cases of Genesis 24 and 1 Samuel 2:27–36 - by Gary Rendsburg, Journal of Biblical Literature 121.1 (2002) 23–46

Genesis 26

• A Thrice-Told Tale: Genre, Theme, and Motif - by David L. Petersen, originally published in Biblical Research 18 (1973) 30–43
• The Naming of Isaac: The Role of the Wife/Sister Episodes in the Redaction of Genesis - by John Ronning, Westminster Theological Journal 53 (1991) 1–27

Genesis 27

• Reinstating Isaac: The Centrality of Abraham's Son in the "Jacob-Esau" Narrative of Genesis 27 - by Craig A. Smith, Biblical Theology Bulletin (Winter 2001)

Genesis 28

• Bethel: House of God - by William D. Dennison, Kerux 2 (1987)
• Jacob's Vision: The Founding of Bethel - by Allen P. Ross, Bibliotheca Sacra 142 (1985) 224–237

Genesis 28–33

• Celebrating and Sharing the Gift: Reflections on Jacob, Israel's Ancestor - by Ralph W. Klein

Genesis 29–30

• Gender, Class, and Androcentric Compliance in the Rapes of Enslaved Women in the Hebrew Bible - by Susanne Scholz, lectio dificilior 2004.1
• The Chronology and Birth of Jacob's Children by Leah and Her Handmaid - by Charles L. Zimmerman, Grace Journal 13.1 (1972) 3–12

Genesis 31

• Israelite Sheepshearing and David's Rise to Power - by Jeffrey C. Geoghegan, Biblica 87.1 (2006) 55–63

Genesis 32

• Hosea 12:5a and Genesis 32:29: A Study in Inner Biblical Exegesis - by Lyle Eslinger, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 18 (1980) 91–99
• Jacob at the Jabbok, Israel at Peniel - by Allen P. Ross, Bibliotheca Sacra 142 (1985) 338–354
• Jacob's Wrestling Match: Was It an Angel or Esau? - by Jack Miles; apparently reproduced from an uncited issue of Bible Review
• Toward a Literary Understand of "Face to Face" in Genesis 32:23–32 - by Mark D. Wessner, Restoration Quarterly 42 (2000) 169–177
• "You Have Prevailed": The Function of Jacob's Encounter at Peniel in the Jacob Cycle - by S. McKenzie, Restoration Quarterly 23 (1980) 225–231

Genesis 34

• Defilement of Virgins in Biblical Law and the Case of Dinah (Genesis 34) - by A. Rofé, Biblica 86.3 (2005) 369–375
• The Silence in Dinah’s Cry - by Ron Clark, lectio difficilior 7.1 (2006)
• What “Really” Happened to Dinah: A Feminist Analysis of Genesis 34 - by Susanne Scholz, lectio difficilior 2.2 (2001)

Genesis 35

• Gender, Class, and Androcentric Compliance in the Rapes of Enslaved Women in the Hebrew Bible - by Susanne Scholz, lectio dificilior 2004.1
• Neith and the Two Biblical Deborahs: One and the Same - by Gary Greenberg, annual meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt, Atlanta, Georgia 1995
• Whose Earrings Did Jacob Bury? - by Victor Hurowitz, Bible Review (August 2001)

Genesis 37–50

• Gènese 37 et l’épreuve d’Israël. L’intention du cycle de Joseph - by Dany Nocquet, Études Théologiques et Religieuses 2002.1; abstract
• Joseph in Egypt: First of Six Parts - by Charles Ailing, Bible and Spade 15 (2002) 21–23
• Joseph in Egypt: Second of Six Parts - by Charles Ailing, Bible and Spade 15 (2002) 35–38
• Joseph in Egypt: Third of Six Parts - by Charles Ailing, Bible and Spade 15 (2002) 99–101
• Joseph in Egypt: Fourth of Six Parts - by Charles Ailing, Bible and Spade 16 (2003) 10–13
• Joseph in Egypt: Fifth of Six Parts - by Charles Ailing, Bible and Spade 16 (2003) 58–61
• Joseph in Egypt: Sixth of Six Parts - by Charles Ailing, Bible and Spade 16 (2003) 89–91
• Le temps dans l’histoire de Joseph (Gn 37–50). Rèperes temporels pour une analyse narrative - by André Wénin, Biblica 83.1 (2002) 28–53

Genesis 38

• An Exegetical Study of Gen 38 - by S. D. Mathewson, Bibliotheca Sacra 146 (1989) 373–392
• Genesis 38: Its Context(s) and Function - by Edward M. Curtis, Criswell Theological Review 5 (1991) 247–257
• Israelite Sheepshearing and David's Rise to Power - by Jeffrey C. Geoghegan, Biblica 87.1 (2006) 55–63
• Terminological Patterns and Genesis 38 - by Wilfried Warning, Andrews University Seminary Studies 38 (2000) 293–305
• Translating the Hebrew Bible - by Theophile J. Meek, The Bible Translator 16 (1965) 141–148; reprinted from JBL (full citation not given in BT)
• Unveiling the Versions: The Tactics of Tamar in Genesis 38:15 - by John R. Huddlestun, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 3 (2001)

Genesis 39

• Confronting Redundancy as Middle Manager and Wife: The Feisty Woman of Genesis 39 - by Heather A. McKay, Semeia 87 (1999) 215–231
• Potiphar’s Wife and the Cultural Template of Sacred Sexuality - by Thalia Gur-Klein, lectio difficilior 2.1 (2001)
• Religious Canon and Literary Identity (HTML |PDF)- by Mieke Bal, lectio difficilior 2 (2000)

Genesis 40

• Translating the Hebrew Bible - by Theophile J. Meek, The Bible Translator 16 (1965) 141–148; reprinted from JBL (full citation not given in BT)

Genesis 46–47

• Jacob's Blessing on Pharaoh: An Interpretation of Genesis 46:31–47:26 - by J. L. McKenzie, Westminster Theological Journal 45 (1983) 386–399

Genesis 49

• Notes on Some Difficulties of Old Testament Translation - by G. Ch. Aalders, The Bible Translator 1 (1950) 9–15

Art/Illustration

• Expulsion from the Garden of Eden - by Thomas Cole (1828)
• Isaac Blessing Jacob - by Govaert Flinck (1639)
• Joseph Accused by Potiphar's Wife - by Rembrandt (1655)
• The Blessing of Jacob - by Rembrandt (1656)
• The Building of the Tower of Babel - from the Bedford Book of Hours (1424)
• The Garden of Eden - by Erastus Salisbury Field (1865)
• The Sacrifice of Isaac - by Rembrandt (1635)

Bibliography

• Genesis Bibliography - compiled by Ted Hildebrandt, Gordon College
• Genesis Bibliography - compiled by Victor H. Matthews, Southwest Missouri State University

Characters and Characterization

• Abraham
  • Abraham in History and Tradition, Part I - by Donald J. Wiseman, Bibliotheca Sacra 134 (1977) 123–130
  • Abraham in History and Tradition, Part II - by Donald J. Wiseman, Bibliotheca Sacra 135 (1977) 228–237
  • Looking for Abraham's City - by Daniel J. Estes, Bibliotheca Sacra 147 (1990) 399–413
• Dan
  • Dan - by A. J. Rowe, from Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch (IVP, 2002)
• Deborah
  • Neith and the Two Biblical Deborahs: One and the Same - by Gary Greenberg, annual meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt, Atlanta, Georgia 1995
• Edom
  • “You Shall Not Abhor an Edomite, for He Is Your Brother”: The Tradition of Esau and the Edomite Genealogies from an Anthropological Perspective - by Juan Manuel Tebes, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 6.6 (2006)
• Enoch
  • Enoch, a Man Who Walked with God - by Timothy J. Cole, Bibliotheca Sacra 148 (1991) 288–297
• Hagar
  • Reinterpreting Hagar’s Story - by Jessica Grimes, lectio dificilior 2004.1
• Jacob
  • Lecture jungienne de l'histoire de Jacob - by Bernard Kaempf, Etudes Théologiques et Religieuses (2000.4); abstract only
• Joseph
  • Josef - by Siegfried Kreuzer, Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexicon (Verlag Traugott Bautz, 1992) 661–665
• Potiphar’s Wife
  • Confronting Redundancy as Middle Manager and Wife: The Feisty Woman of Genesis 39 - by Heather A. McKay, Semeia 87 (1999) 215–231
• Rachel
  • Rahel - by Siegfried Kreuzer, Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexicon (Verlag Traugott Bautz, 1992) 1263–1267
• Rebekah
  • God Makes Promises to Women, Too - by Lisa F. Cunning, Global Journal of Classical Theology 2.1 (1999)
• Sarah
  • God Makes Promises to Women, Too - by Lisa F. Cunning, Global Journal of Classical Theology 2.1 (1999)

Composition and Sources

• Genealogies, Seed, and the Compositional Unity of Genesis - by T. Desmond Alexander, Tyndale Bulletin 44.2 (1993) 255–270
• The Documentary Sources in Genesis - table based on Martin Noth's History of Pentateuchal Traditions

Gender

• The Female Threat in Genesis - by Shana Mauer, Women in Judaism

Genealogies

• From Adam to Judah: The Significance of the Family Tree in Genesis - by T. Desmond Alexander, Evangelical Quarterly 61.1 (1989) 5–19
• Further Observations on the Term “Seed” in Genesis - by T. Desmond Alexander, Tyndale Bulletin 48.2 (1997) 363–367
• Genealogies, Seed, and the Compositional Unity of Genesis - by T. Desmond Alexander, Tyndale Bulletin 44.2 (1993) 255–270

Literary Artistry

• Alliteration and the Sacred: A Study of 'Be Fertile and Increase' - by M. Goff, The Heythrop Journal 38.4 (1997) 413–425; abstract with full text options

Miscellaneous Articles and Essays

• A Glimmer of Hope - by Jeong Woo Lee, Kerux 11.2
• Bethel: House of God - by William D. Dennison, Kerux 2.3
• Ein theologischer Ansatz zum Verständnis der Altarbaunotizen der Genesis - by Seigbert Riecker, Biblica 87 (2006) 526–530
• Election and Transformation - by Lawrence Semel, Kerux 2.1
• Genesis and the Real World - by David L. Roth, Kerux 9.2

Online Resource Sites

• Genesis: A Living Conversation - companion to the PBS series

Structure

• Diversity and Unity in the Literary Structure of Genesis - by David W. Baker, pp. 189–205 in Essays on the Patriarchal Narratives (ed. Alan R. Millard and D. J. Wiseman; Leicester: InterVarsity Press, 1980)
• The Toledot of the Book of Genesis and Their Redemptive-Historical Significance - by M. H. Woudstra, Calvin Theological Journal 5 (1970) 184–189

Theology

• God: What Do The Opening Chapters of Genesis Tell Us About Him? - by Jim West, Journal of Biblical Studies 1.2 (2001)

Book Reviews

• Bar-Ilan, Meir, נומרולוגיה בראשיתית (Association for Jewish Astrology and Numerology, 2003) - reviewed by Shulamit Valler, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
• Berrigan, Daniel, Genesis: Fair Beginnings, Then Foul (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005) - reviewed by Dan W. Clanton, Jr., Review of Biblical Literature (2007)
• Borgman, Paul, Genesis: The Story We Haven’t Heard (IVP, 2001)
  • Reviewed by Roy E. Gane, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
  • Reviewed by Oosthuzien Rudolph De Wet, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
  • Reviewed by Jan-Leon Cachet, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Brodie, Thomas L., Genesis as Dialogue: A Literary, Historical, and Theological Commentary (Oxford, 2001) - reviewed by David L. Petersen, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
• Capon, Robert Farrar, Genesis: The Movie (Eerdmans, 2003) - reviewed by Ralph W. Klein, Currents in Theology and Mission (October 2005)
• Cazeaux, Jacques, Le partage de minuit: Essai sur la Genèse (Cerf, 2006) - reviewed by Hugh S. Pyper, Review of Biblical Literature (2007)
• Derrida, Jacques, The Gift of Death (University of Chicago Press, 1995) - reviewed by David Wills, Anglican Theological Review (Winter 1998)
• Dozeman, Thomas B. and Konrad Schmid, eds., A Farewell to the Yahwist?: The Composition of the Pentateuch in Recent European Interpretation (SBL/Brill, 2006) - reviewed by J. Harold Ellens, Review of Biblical Literature (2007)
• Fung, Yiu-Wing, Victim and Victimizer: Joseph's Interpretation of his Destiny (Sheffield, 2000) - reviewed by Howard Neil Wallace, Review of Biblical Literature (2002)
• Golka, Friedemann W., Jakob -- biblische Gestalt und literarische Figur: Thomas Manns Beitrag zur Bibelexegese (Stuttgart: Calwert, 1999) - reviewed by Martin Rosel, Review of Biblical Literature (2001)
• Grünberg, Keith N., Abraham, Blessing, and the Nations: A Philological and Exegetical Study of Genesis 12:3 in Its Narrative Context (de Gruyter, 2003) - reviewed by David McLain Carr, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Haynes, Stephen R., Noah’s Curse: The Biblical Justification of American Slavery (Oxford, 2002) - reviewed by Dexter E. Callender, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Heard, R. Christopher, Dynamics of Diselection: Ambiguity in Genesis 12–36 and Ethnic Boundaries in Post-Exilic Judah (SBL, 2001)
  • Reviewed by E. Theodore Mullen, Review of Biblical Literature (2002)
  • Reviewed by Phillip Sherman, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Himbaza, Innocent, Le Decalogue et l'histoire du texte: Etudes des formes textuelles du Decalogue et leurs implications dans l'histoire du texte de l'Ancien Testament (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht/Academic Press, 2004), reviewed by Paul Sanders, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
• Kaltner, John, Inquiring of Joseph: Getting to Know a Biblical Character through the Qur’an (Liturgical/Glazier, 2003)
  • Reviewed by R. Christopher Heard, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
  • Reviewed by Rudolph De Wet Oosthuizen, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Kaminski, Carol M., From Noah to Israel: Realization of the Primaeval Blessing After the Flood (Clark, 2004) - reviewed by Martin Leuenberger, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
• Kass, Leon, The Beginning of Wisdom: Reading Genesis (University of Chicago Press, 2003) - reviewed by E. Theodore Mullen, Jr., Review of Biblical Literature (2007)
• Kessler, Martin and Karel Duerloo, A Commentary on Genesis: The Book of Beginnings (Paulist, 2004) - reviewed by David Bosworth, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Levenson, Alan T., The Story of Joseph: A Journey of Jewish Interpretation (ed. Marc Lee Raphael; College of William and Mary, 2004) - reviewed by Piet Venter, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)
• Mathews, Kenneth, The New American Commentary: Genesis 11:27–50:26 (Broadman & Holman, 2005) - reviewed by Thomas Hieke, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
• Neumann-Gorsolke, Ute, Herrschen in den Grenzen der Schöpfung: Ein Beitrag zur alttestamentlichen Anthropologie am Beispiel von Psalm 8, Genesis 1 und verwandten Texten (Neukirchener, 2004) - reviewed by Thomas Kreuger, Review of Biblical Literature (2007)
• Parry, Robin, Old Testament Story and Christian Ethics: The Rape of Dinah as a Case Study (Paternoster, 2004) - reviewed by Yael Shemesh, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)
• Pirson, Ron, The Lord of the Dreams: A Semantic and Literary Analysis of Genesis 37–50 (Sheffield, 2002) - reviewed by Walter Brown, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Rogerson, John, R.W.L. Moberly, and William Johnstone, Genesis and Exodus (Sheffield, 2001) - reviewed by Naomi Steinberg, Review of Biblical Literature (2002) and William Yarchin, Review of Biblical Literature (2002)
• Ruppert, Lothar, Genesis, Ein kritischer und theologischer Kommentar: 11,27–25,18 (Echter, 2002) - reviewed by David L. Petersen, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
• Steins, Georg, Die “Bindung Isaaks” im Kanon (Gen 22). Grundlagen und Programm einer kanonisch-intertextuellen Lektuere (Freiburg: Herder, 1999) - reviewed by James L. Crenshaw, Review of Biblical Literature (2001)
• Stordalen, T., Echoes of Eden: Genesis 2–3 and Symbolism of the Eden Garden in Biblical Hebrew Literature (Leuven: Peeters, 2000) - reviewed by John R. Levison, Review of Biblical Literature (2001)
• Taylor, Marion Ann and Heather E. Weir, eds., Let Her Speak for Herself: Nineteenth-Century Women Writing on the Women of Genesis (Baylor University Press, 2006) - reviewed by Timothy Larsen, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (December 2006)
• Tuchman, Shera Aranoff and Sandra E Rapoport, The Passions of the Matriarchs (Ktav, 2004) - reviewed by Amelia Devin Freedman, Review of Biblical Literature (2007)
• What's New in Interpreting Genesis - by Paul E. Koptak; review essay treating Gordon Wenham, Genesis 16–50 (Word Biblical Commentary; Word, 1994); Victor Hamilton, Genesis 18–50 (NICOT; Eerdmans, 1994); Fretheim, "Genesis," New Interpreter's Bible, vol. 1 (Abingdon, 1994); Donald E. Gowan, Genesis 1–11: From Eden to Babel (International Theological Commentary; Eerdmans and Handsel, 1988); David Atkinson, The Message of Genesis 1–11 (InterVarsity, 1990); J. Gerald Ganzen, Genesis 12–50: Abraham and All the Families of the Earth (International Theological Commentary; Eerdmans and Handsel, 1993); Joyce G. Baldwin, The Message of Genesis 12–50: From Abraham to Joseph (InterVarsity, 1986); D. Stuart Briscoe, Genesis (Word, 1987); Allen P. Ross, Creation and Blessing (Baker, 1988); Sharon Pace Jeansonne, The Women of Genesis: From Sarah to Potiphar's Wife (Augsburg Fortress, 1990); Laurence A. Turner, Announcements of Plot in Genesis (Sheffield, 1990); Hugh C. White, Narration and Discourse in the Book of Genesis (Cambridge, 1991); Leslie Brisman, The Voice of Jacob (Indiana, 1990); Joel Rosenberg, King and Kin: Political Allegory in the Hebrew Bible (Indiana, 1986); and Naomi Steinberg, Kinship and Marriage in Genesis: A Household Economics Perspective (Augsburg Fortress, 1993)