Critical Theology of Genesis

Itzhak Benyamini teaches at University of Haifa, and at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel. He is also the editor of Resling publishing house and the author of a number of books, including Narcissist Universalism: A Psychoanalytic Reading of Paul's Epistles (2012).

• Preface; Edward L. Greenstein.- A Late Self-Report: Concerning the rewriting of "God".- Foreword.- Part I. The Creation.- 1. The Creation of God.- 2. Creation of the Earth.- 3. The Sons of God.- 4. The Flood.- 5. The Curse of the Son.- 6. Babel.- Part II. The Binding of Laughter.- 7. Go for Yourself.- 8. The Excess of Sodom.- 9. The Covenant.- 10. Sarah's Laugh.- 11. The Destruction of Sodom.- 12. The Birth of Isaac.- 13. The Binding of God.- 1. Genesis Continues ….- 2. What is the Divine? - Concluding Remarks to Part Two.- 3. Books in the Background.- 4. Gratitude.- Epilogue.

“A Critical Theology of Genesis: The Non-Absolute God is an English-language translation of a Hebrew monograph … that offers theological commentary on Genesis 1-22. … Benyamini’s approach to Genesis is quite welcome and promising.” (Craig Evan Anderson,Reading Religion, readingreligion.org, April 24, 2019)