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Title: Genesis 1-11
Subtitle: Tales of the Earliest World
Author: Edwin Good
Narrator: Tim Lundeen
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-20-13
Publisher: University Press Audiobooks
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Religious Thought

Publisher's Summary:
This audiobook invites listeners to reconsider what they think they know about the opening chapters of the Book of Genesis, from the creation of the world, through the Garden of Eden, Cain and Abel, the Flood, and the Tower of Babel, to the introduction of Abraham.
Edwin M. Good offers a new translation of and literary commentary on these chapters, approaching the material as an ancient Hebrew book. Rather than analyzing the chapters in light of any specific religious position, he is interested in what the stories say and how they work as stories, indications in them of their origins as orally performed and transmitted, and how they do and do not connect with one another. Everyone, from those intimately familiar with Genesis to those who have never read it before, will find something new in Genesis 1-11: Tales of the Earliest World.

Critic Reviews:
"This volume provides an original look at these captivating chapters of Genesis. Good's careful attention to details brings fresh insight to the uninitiated and elicits probing questions from the text . . . Genesis 1-11 is a delightful read." (Kyle Greenwood, H-Net)
"This book will be indispensible for scholars, students, and general readers interested in the 'primeval narrative' of Genesis 111: it is a rare combination of outstanding linguistic analysis, keen literary-critical insight, and uniquely engaging prose. Good brings fresh perspective to literature that has become all too familiar in its standard translations. The result is a new translation that is as provocative and readable as Seamus Heaney's Beowulf, with the much added value of a highly accessible scholarly commentary." (Timothy Beal, Case Western Reserve University)

Members Reviews:
Both deeply insightful and broadly accessible
Goodâs reader-response look at the stories contained in the prehistory of Genesis is filled with a literary expertise and exuberance that is hard to match. I love his translation style that preserves the unique qualities of the Hebrew original (e.g., Gen 1:20 : âLet the waters swarm swarms of living thingsâ) and the way he identifies and formats poetry, like Adamâs spontaneous words after the creation of Eve (p. 20). I also enjoyed the discussion provided in his translation notes, as when Eve is created from Adamâs bone and Good is trying to understand why a singular feminine pronoun appears to be the subject of a singular masculine verb (p. 28). Also, the discussion about why he has opted to leave a word untranslated in Gen 6 (p. 66).
His style is engaging, filled with playful asides that keep the pace lively and interesting. (At least one reviewer here missed the humorous tone of some of his comments.) And many of his insights reflect an enthusiasm for the culture and language, as exemplified in his discussion about âthe tree of knowing good and evilâ in terms of other paired Hebrew words that comprise opposites on a continuum (pp. 23-25). And throughout his literary observations, he deftly weaves in technical explanations of source-critical views on the different narratives that have been woven together.
This is a broadly accessible book that helps you see these stories from a different perspective. Highly recommended.

A great, short
A great, short, readable book about the stories of the most ancient times embedded in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.