Genesis is like no other literature within or out sacred writ. It is simply too big. One line from Genesis changes everything we know, yet the stories are so accessible, so down to earth, that they are irresistible. Thus begins Genesis, and thus it continues. It makes no apology for itself, it makes no appeal for or against salvation, in fact it is not in the slightest bit affected by whether we believe it or not. It exists in and of itself. It is. Utilizing the text, the roots, the grammar, the style, and the context, Genesis Literal presents the flavor of the beautifully lyrical Hebrew with excruciating accuracy. It is the first English translation that retains the Hebrew sentence structure with nothing added or extracted. Because it is produced from a unique analysis of the letters, their relationships to each other and their context, the meaning of every single name of a person or a place is presented . . .again, for the first time. The prepositions are used responsibly rather than interchangeably. The vast difference between causal action verbs and passive action verbs is carried over into English. The article (the) and the conjunctions (and, for, but, etc.) are precisely what the Hebrew expresses. The footnotes are a veritable cornucopia of penetrating insight and research. Passages that are difficult because the Text construes them to be difficult are left difficult. Passages that are difficult because scholars typically find them difficult are opened up and rendered plain. The appendices take on a casual and conversational flavor, yet present ideas that are both unique and powerful, often flying in the teeth of what a commentator on Genesis would be expected to say. Easily readable in large 12 point type, it has over 1000 footnotes and fifteen appendices which represent a third of the book. The information in this volume is prolific and original; you will not be disappointed. This is Genesis as it was written.