The creation narratives of Genesis 1 and 2 are the subject of intense discussion regarding gender. Where Genesis 1 demonstrates the commonality between men and women – both are created in God’s image – Genesis 2 is commonly thought to emphasise the differences, or...
Storylines: Genesis 12-50. God’s Orientation to the World
What will God do now? That’s the question swimming in our heads when we get to the end of Genesis chapter 11. In eleven brilliantly constructed chapters the writer of Genesis sums up the human predicament: created to construct communities of faith, justice, generosity and grace as we...