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Commentaries on Genesis

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I have several, but the only one I regularly use is Gordon Wenham, from the Word series. It's at the top of a couple of lists. It's classified as conservative, which I find a bit odd, since it certainly doesn't assume that Moses wrote Genesis (even though one review claimed it does), and uses critical methods. It is, however a bit skeptical about the kinds of detailed source analysis that has sometimes been done, preferring to start with the final text. All of that seems fine to me.
 
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All Souls said:
What commentaries on Genesis have you found helpful?
For accessible thought provoking, John Goldingay's "Genesis for Everyone"
For academic work "The Word Biblical Commentary" Gordon Wenham, as per Hendrick above.
 
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