Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xvii
4. 1 The World of Ancient Biblical Interpreters 1
5. 2 The Creation of the World 43
6. 3 Adam and Eve 93
7. 4 Cain and Abel 145
8. 5 Noah and the Flood 171
9. 6 The Tower of Babel 227
10. 7 Abraham Journeys from Chaldea 243
11. 8 Melchizedek 275
12. 9 The Trials of Abraham 295
13. 10 Lot and Lot's Wife 327
14. 11 Jacob and Esau 351
15. 12 Jacob and the Angel 377
16. 13 Dinah 403
17. 14 Joseph's Ups and Downs 437
18. 15 Jacob's Sons in Egypt 459
19. 16 Growing Up in Pharaoh's Court 501
20. 17 The Exodus from Egypt 543
21. 18 The Red Sea 581
22. 19 Into the Wilderness 613
23. 20 At Mt. Sinai 633
24. 21 The Golden Calf 711
25. 22 Worship in the Wilderness 743
26. 23 Trouble along the Way 775
27. 24 The Bronze Serpent, Balaam, and Phinehas 795
28. 25 The Life of Torah 827
29. 26 Afterword 889
30. Abbreviations 901
31. Terms and Sources 903
32. Bibliography of Works Cited 951
33. Illustration Credits 981
34. Index 983