The canonical function of Genesis -- The literary-thematic structure of Genesis -- Theological story in Genesis -- Authorship -- Prologue -- Covenant of creation (1:1-2:3) -- Division one -- City of man in the old world (2:4-4:26) -- Division two -- Community of faith in the old world (5:1-6:8) -- Division three -- Redemptive judgment and re-creation (6:9-9:29) -- Division four -- City of man in the new world (10:1-11:9) -- Division five -- Community of faith in the new world (11:10-26) -- Division six -- Covenant with Abraham (11:27-25:11) -- Division seven -- Dismissal from the covenant (ishmael) (25:12-18) -- Division eight -- Isaac, covenant patriarch (25:19-35:29) -- Division nine -- Dismissal from the covenant (esau) (36:1-37:1) -- Division ten -- Jacob, covenant patriarch (37:2-50:26) -- Index of biblical references.