Wednesday, 9 September 2015

Genesis

Read it here.

Author: Largely considered to be either completely written by Moses, assembled by him or by later scribes.
Date written: 1446-539 BC (recording traditions dated beyond 2000 BC)
Location written in: Either the Sinai Peninsula, Arabia, Israel or Mesopotamia.
Genre: Narrative, Genealogical

Other notes:

The Book of Genesis is revered as holy by Jews and Christians.
It is the first book of the Bible.
It is the first of the five books that make up the Pentateuch.

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