Since the Beginning in Edge of Faith Magazine

A while back, Michael Porter at Edge of Faith magazine interviewed me about Since the Beginning. The interview appeared in the February edition. You can read a portion of the interview here. (Unfortunately, the remainder of the interview is behind a paywall.)

EOF: Let’s just jump straight in. We are going to interview you about your book, Since the Beginning: Interpreting Genesis 1 and 2 through the Ages. You are the editor, but you are also a contributor, and it’s a collection of people’s papers. Those interested in the creation story in Genesis 1 and 2, what can they expect, at least at a high level, from reading your book?

Greenwood: If you don’t mind, I think I’ll just provide a little more background on the book for those who may not be familiar with it. As you said, it is a collection of essays and unlike some collected essay volumes, there is a rhyme and a reason and a method for each of the chapters that are included in the book. Basically, it is a history of the interpretation of Genesis 1 and 2 where each chapter looks at a particular era both from a Christian perspective and from a Jewish perspective. For example, there is an earlier Rabbinic chapter, a Christian medieval chapter, a Jewish medieval chapter — in other words, how have these texts that begin the scriptures, how have they been interpreted by Christian and Jewish interpreters over time?