The study deals with Jewish and Christian reception of the Book of Genesis and how the concepts “universalism” and “particularism” are used in Noah, Abraham and Jacob stories before the rise of Islam. As a synthesis of its discussed topics, the volume is a useful resource to understand early development of universalistic and particularistic ideas which became central theological topics in the three Abrahamic religions.
Stefan Green is a post-doc researcher at Åbo Akademi University. He has published his dissertation on Isa 65–66 (2020) and several related articles with focus on reception history.
Antti Laato is Professor in the Hebrew Bible with Judaic Studies at Åbo Akademi University. He has published several monographs and articles.
This volume has in mind both scholars and advanced students of reception history of the first centuries of the common era, with particular interest in the stories of Noah, Abraham, Jacob.