Biography of the book of genesis

First book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament

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The Book of Genesis (from GreekΓένεσις, Génesis; Biblical Hebrew: בְּרֵאשִׁית‎, romanized: Bərēʾšīṯ, lit. 'In [the] beginning'; Latin: Liber Genesis) is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament.

Review of Ronald Hendel, 'The Book of Genesis: A Biography'

Its Hebrew name is the same as its first word, Bereshit ('In the beginning'). Genesis purports to be an account of the creation of the world, the early history of humanity, and the origins of the Jewish people.

Genesis is part of the Torah or Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible. Tradition credits Moses as the Torah's author.

It was probably composed around the 5th century BC,^[3] although arguments have been made for as late as the 270s BC. Based on scientific interpretation of archaeological, genetic, and linguistic evidence, so The Book of Genesis: A Biography (Lives of Great Religious ... WYB