A Commentary on the Book of Genesis, Part 2: From Noah to Abraham
Overview
A Commentary on the Book of Genesis, Part 2: From Noah to Abraham is the second in a series of comprehensive commentaries on the book of Genesis which the late Professor Umberto Cassuto had planned as part of a magnum opus, embracing the whole Pentateuch and also the book of Psalms.
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- Analytical comments from the author
- Key to the transliteration
- Bibliographical references and indexes
Top Highlights
“Scripture wished to foreshadow in the tales of the Patriarchs the history of their descendants, and to provide a sequel to the preceding section in conformity with its scheme.” (Page 336)
“More probably the meaning is the same as in Esther 9:11: That very day the number of those slain … was brought [בָּא bāʾ; literally, ‘came’] before the king. When a matter is brought for the consideration and decision of the king, it is said to come before the king. This is also the case here: [God, as it were, says:] sentence of destruction upon all flesh has been presented before My Court of Justice, and I have already come to a decision concerning it, and I am about to execute it.” (Page 57)
“In both cases there is to be saved from drowning one who is worthy of salvation and is destined to bring deliverance to others; here it is humanity that is to be saved, there it is the chosen people; here it is the macrocosm that has to be preserved, there it is the microcosm.” (Page 59)
“Its object, like that of all the Pentateuchal narratives, is to instruct its readers.” (Page 336)
“Daniel [דָּנִאֵל Dānīʾēl], whom he mentions in chapter 14 together with Noah and Job” (Page 194)
- Title: A Commentary on the Book of Genesis, Part 2: From Noah to Abraham
- Author: Umberto Cassuto
- Translator: Israel Abrahams
- Publisher: Magnes Press
- Publication Date: 1964
- Pages: 400
Umberto Cassuto was a professor of Bible at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. An Italian historian and biblical and Semitic scholar, he began to make a name in the world of scholarship by virtue of a series of articles mainly on the history of Jews in Italy. In 1912, he began to publish important papers and books on Bible studies. All his works are of great significance to this day. Cassuto died in 1951.
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