Biblia Americana America's First Bible Commentary. A Synoptic Commentary on the Old and New Testaments. Volume 1 Genesis

✍ Scribed by Cotton Mather, Reiner Smolinski (editor)

• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 1358
• Edition: Annotated
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Cotton Mather, one of the leading intellectuals of colonial America, has often been overshadowed by his younger Puritan contemporary, Jonathan Edwards. Now, however, the publication of this first edition of Mather's magnum opus in the area of biblical knowledge focuses fresh attention on early New England's second most prodigious intellect. Mather's commentary takes the form of questions and answers on the whole biblical canon. The edition, prepared by an international team of experts in early American studies, will consist of ten volumes published over the course of a decade. This first volume introduces the project and offers Mather's comments on Genesis. This work will be treasured by students of American church history, colonial-era Puritanism, Christian responses to the Enlightenment, American intellectual development, and the history of biblical interpretation. It is a must-have acquisition for research libraries covering these disciplines.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Title
Acknowledgments
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Part 1: Editor’s Introduction
Section 1: “Biblia Americana”: America’s First Bible Commentary
Section 2: “Biblia Americana” in the Context of Early Enlightenment Science
Section 3: Cotton Mather: Theologian, Exegete, Controversialist
Works Cited in Sections 1–3
Section 4: Note on the Text and Editorial Principles
Part 2: The Text
The OLD TESTAMENT, in the Order of the History
The NEW TESTAMENT, in the true Order of the History
The Introduction
The Old Testament
Genesis. Chap. 1
Genesis. Chap. 1
Genesis. Chap. 2
Genesis. Chap. 3
Genesis. Chap. 4
Genesis. Chap. 5
Genesis. Chap. 6
Genesis. Chap. 7
Genesis. Chap. 8
Genesis. Chap. 9
Genesis. Chap. 10
Genesis. Chap. 11
Genesis. Chap. 12
Genesis. Chap. 13
Genesis. Chap. 14
Genesis. Chap. 15
Genesis. Chap. 16
Genesis. Chap. 17
Genesis. Chap. 18
Genesis. Chap. 19
Genesis. Chap. 20
Genesis. Chap. 21
Genesis. Chap. 22
Genesis. Chap. 23
Genesis. Chap. 24
Genesis. Chap. 25
Genesis. Chap. 26
Genesis. Chap. 27
Genesis. Chap. 28
Genesis. Chap. 29
Genesis. Chap. 30
Genesis. Chap. 31
Genesis. Chap. 32
Genesis. Chap. 33
Genesis. Chap. 34
Genesis. Chap. 35
Genesis. Chap. 36
Genesis. Chap. 37
Genesis. Chap. 38
Genesis. Chap. 39
Genesis. Chap. 40
Genesis. Chap. 41
Genesis. Chap. 42
Genesis. Chap. 43
Genesis. Chap. 44
Genesis. Chap. 45
Genesis. Chap. 46
Genesis. Chap. 47
Genesis. Chap. 48
Genesis. Chap. 49
Genesis. Chap. 50
Appendix A: Cancellations
Appendix B: Silent Deletions
Bibliography
Primary Works
Secondary Works
Index of Biblical Passages
General Index