How do we read R. Crumb’s “The Book of Genesis Illustrated”? It seems a contradiction: a sober reconstruction by a man who admits he “[does] not believe that the Bible is ‘the word of God.’ ” And yet, ...

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The cover of R. Crumb’s newest work, an illustrated version of “The Book of Genesis,” contains a warning label: “ADULT SUPERVISION RECOMMENDED FOR MINORS.” Crumb says that he wanted to prevent people ...

Software developers sometimes encounter a “bug” in a computer program. Not wanting to spend the effort to try to fix the bug, they will insert some code in the program that at least temporarily ...

What is there still to say about a text that is thousands of years old and has been translated into over 700 languages? That has been painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, carved in marble, ...

Early in her brand-new nonfiction book Reading Genesis, Marilynne Robinson points out that when Adam and Eve fell, God did not curse them. Yes, God cursed the ground, but he did not curse his human ...

Genesis is the first book of the Bible. It covers the period from Creation to the death and burial of Jacob. It also contains the flood and the story of Joseph, among other exciting events. Usually, ...