The Book of Genesis - Chapers 1-17 - NICOT

Hamilton's substantive introduction . . . disscusses the structure of Genesis and its composition, its theology, the problems involved in its interpretation, its canonicity, and the Hebrew text itself.  The commentary proper, based on Hamilton's own translation, evidences his extensive knowledge of the ancient Near East and of contemporary scholarship, including literary, form, and text criticism.  Siding with the arguments in favor of the literary and theological unity of the Genesis text, Hamilton stresses the main theme running throughout the book -- God's gracious promise of blessing and reconciliation in the face of evil and sin . . . Following his commentary on each section of Genesis, he discusses where and how the New Testament appropriated material from that  section and incorporated it into the message of the New Covenant.