1. Introduction: Genesis and the status quaestionis Bill T. Arnold; Part 1. Composition and Structure of Genesis; 2. Genesis in the history of critical scholarship Jean Louis Ska; 3. Genesis in source and redaction criticism Today Jan Christian Gertz; 4. Genesis in form and tradition criticism today Christoph Levin; 5. Rhetorical features and characteristics Michaela Bauks; Part 2. Social World of Genesis; 6. Genesis and its ancient literary analogues Alice Mandell; 7. Genesis and the conceptual world of the ancient near east John H. Walton; 8. Family, clan, and tribe in the book of Genesis Naomi A. Steinberg; 9. Women's status and feminist readings of Genesis Sarah Shectman; Part 3. Themes and Literary Motifs of Genesis; 10. From Imago to Imagines: The image(s) of God in Genesis Brent A. Strawn; 11. Genesis, science, and theories of origins Jitse M. van der Meer; 12. Genesis and ethics Eckart Otto; 13. Genesis and the problem of evil: Philosophical musings on the Bible's first book Paul M. Gould; Part 4. Reception history of Genesis; 14. Modern philosophical receptions of Genesis Frederick D. Aquino; 15. Jewish reflections on universalism and particularism in Genesis Joel S. Kaminsky; 16. Before Moses: Genesis among the Christians Iain Provan.