Genesis 1-11, Second Edition: A Narrative-Theological Commentary

by James Chukwuma Okoye

Overview

Genesis 1-11: A Narrative Theological Commentary combines critical acumen with concern for the theological message of Scripture. It is a commentary in two stages. First, the text is allowed to speak for itself, using a narrative approach. Then, specific Jewish and Christian traditions flowing from the text are identified and the underlying hermeneutical moves analyzed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666764598
Publisher:	Cascade Books
Publication date:	05/05/2025
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.49(d)

About the Author

James Chukwuma Okoye, CSSp is professor emeritus of Old Testament studies, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, where he was the director of the Center for Spiritan Studies. He is the author of Genesis 1–11: A Narrative-Theological Commentary (2018).

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Praise for the First Edition



“James Okoye has combined informed scholarship, theological insight, and pastoral sensitivity with a clarity of style to produce a commentary that readers will find informative, engrossing, and delightful.”

—Leslie J. Hoppe, OFM, Carroll Stuhlmueller Distinguished Professor of Old Testament Studies, Catholic Theological Union



“[This book’s] masterful in-depth analysis of biblical characters gives the reader easier access to a viewpoint from which to understand God’s involvement in the ambiguities of human life.”

—Mary Sylvia Nwachukwu, author of Creation-Covenant Scheme and Justification by Faith



“With new readings in dialogue with previous commentators, Okoye takes the best insights of narrative theology and of the biblical author to produce a rewarding reading of this problematic book for today, in a way that truly respects a Jewish reading in the context of a Christian one.”

—Carolyn Osiek, RSCJ, archivist, Society of the Sacred Heart, United States-Canada Province



“[Okoye] adds illuminating insights from West African traditions that are absent from western theology. He includes perspectives from coloniality with finesse yet allows these views to deeply challenge earlier exposés of Genesis 1–11. This is a must-read for biblical scholars and theologians.”

—George Worgul, professor of theology, Duquesne University

Editorial Reviews

Praise for the First Edition



“James Okoye has combined informed scholarship, theological insight, and pastoral sensitivity with a clarity of style to produce a commentary that readers will find informative, engrossing, and delightful.”

—Leslie J. Hoppe, OFM, Carroll Stuhlmueller Distinguished Professor of Old Testament Studies, Catholic Theological Union



“[This book’s] masterful in-depth analysis of biblical characters gives the reader easier access to a viewpoint from which to understand God’s involvement in the ambiguities of human life.”

—Mary Sylvia Nwachukwu, author of Creation-Covenant Scheme and Justification by Faith



“With new readings in dialogue with previous commentators, Okoye takes the best insights of narrative theology and of the biblical author to produce a rewarding reading of this problematic book for today, in a way that truly respects a Jewish reading in the context of a Christian one.”

—Carolyn Osiek, RSCJ, archivist, Society of the Sacred Heart, United States-Canada Province



“[Okoye] adds illuminating insights from West African traditions that are absent from western theology. He includes perspectives from coloniality with finesse yet allows these views to deeply challenge earlier exposés of Genesis 1–11. This is a must-read for biblical scholars and theologians.”

—George Worgul, professor of theology, Duquesne University

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