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List of Abbreviations XIII-XX
Introduction i-lxvii
§ 1. Introductory: Canonical Position of the Book—its general Scope—and Title i
A. Nature of the Tradition.
§ 2. History or Legend? iii
§ 3. Myth and Legend—Foreign Myths—Types of mythical Motive viii
§ 4. Historical Value of the Tradition xiii
§ 5. Preservation and Collection of the Traditions xxviii
B. Structure and Composition of the Book.
§ 6. Plan and Divisions xxxii
§ 7. The Sources of Genesis xxxiv
§ 8. The collective Authorship of J and E xliii
§ 9. Characteristics of J and E—their Relation to Literary Prophecy xlvii
§ 10. Date and Place of Origin—Redaction of JE lii
§ 11. The Priestly Code and the Final Redaction lvii
Commentary 1-540
Extended Notes:—
The Divine Image in Man 31
The Hebrew and Babylonian Sabbath 38
Babylonian and other Cosmogonies 41-50
The Site of Eden 62-66
The 'Protevangelium' 80
The Cherubim 89
Origin and Significance of the Paradise Legend 90-97
Origin of the Cain Legend 111-115
The Cainite Genealogy 122-124
The Chronology of Ch. 5, etc. 134-139
The Deluge Tradition 174-181
Noah's Curse and Blessing 185-187
The Babel Legend 228-231
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CONTENTS.
