Understanding Genesis

Nahum M. Sarna

1966

The New Creation

The connection between Creation and the Flood is a very real one in biblical theology, especially in the biblical interpretation of human history. Reference has already been made to the fact that in both Mesopotamian and Hebrew traditions, the Flood episode constitutes an epochal juncture in the history of the world. But this is…

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Nahum M. Sarna

1923–2005

Born in London, Nahum M. Sarna settled in the United States in 1951 and later served as professor of biblical studies at Brandeis University. A translator, teacher, editor, and leading scholar of biblical and rabbinic texts, he was also the author of popular and scholarly manuscripts and articles.

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