I am considering getting this resource currently only in a collection. Could somebody post a screenshot of the section on Gen 1-2.
Any help is appreciated. Thx
Here's most of it. There is another recap of From creation to Noah (Genesis 1:1–6:8) later on which I didn't include. You've got to buy the book to see that. [:)]
I love this resource! Learned about it initially when I was a student in seminary, learning about poetics and the chiastic structures of many OT passages. This helps to be able to see those.
Thanks Rosie I appreciate your trouble. It looks like a valuable resource. I'm preaching through Genesis this year and I am pondering this as an aid. Is there more commentary on the section aside from the recap?
It looks very interesting. To which collection does this book belong?
It is a nice structure. It also helpful for readers.
preaching through Genesis I would consider JPS's Genesis.
Is there more commentary on the section aside from the recap?
There are some other mentions of it, showing different structural breakdowns, etc. For example:
But nothing more in the way of commentary. The book exists to show the structure of the OT, identifying where the symmetries and parallelisms are, so the author's comments are limited to introducing each chunk of structural layout. Not much in the way of interpretation of that structure. He does explain in some introductory chapters the value of structural analysis, and how you can derive meaning from understanding a passage's structure (e.g., a chiasm draws your attention to the central pivot verse or chunk, so it is often the most important). But he does not do that interpretive task for you. He just shows you the structure and then you make the inferences from it once you see it plain and clear. It's very helpful, all the the work he has done in laying out the chiastic and parallel passages. But in some cases there are multiple ways of potentially breaking a pericope down into some kind of structure, and in some cases one might sense that seeing any intentional structure in it is forced.
Amnon Shapira, of Bar-Ilan University in Israel, has written a substantial review of this book and pointed out some weaknesses. It's available in its entirety here: http://www.bookreviews.org/pdf/4449_4487.pdf
Baker Academic Old Testament Studies
You can always do a search for a title on the Logos website, and it will show you what collection(s) it's part of along with any other search hits (e.g., if the title happens to be mentioned in an author's bio on another product description page).
The collection looks interesting. The chiastic sturcture immediately catches my eye.
