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In the introduction to this volume, George Coats discusses narrative in general and the principal Old Testament narratives in particular. He then sets the book of Genesis in its larger Old Testament context, analyzing its major sections and subsections, and uses the succeeding chapters to treat each of the major sections individually.

I. PROLEGOMENA Narratives in the OT deserve serious attention as examples of ancient literary art. This assertion may appear to be obvious. Yet, its importance as an assumption for form-critical analysis and the difficulties experienced by contemporary cultures in taking it seriously require its consideration at the beginning of this introduction. The difficulties arise from a penchant among members of western audiences, particularly American audiences, for destroying the narrative in an effort to
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