# The Story of Genesis and Exodus

> An early Middle English verse retelling of the opening books of the Bible, rendering the great stories of creation, the patriarchs, and the deliverance from Egypt in the poetry of medieval England.

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## About
Long before the King James Bible, English writers were retelling scripture in the verse of their own day. This early Middle English poem gathers the narratives of Genesis and Exodus into a flowing account, offering a glimpse of how medieval England received and reshaped the foundational stories of its faith.What it's aboutThe work retells, in verse, the biblical narratives from the creation and the earliest generations through the story of the patriarchs and on to the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt. It compresses and paraphrases its sources, shaping sacred history into a continuous poem for hearers and readers.ThemesCreation, covenant, obedience, and deliverance carry over from the biblical material, framed by the medieval poet's own devotional purpose. The retelling reflects how scripture was understood and taught in an age when few could read the Latin Bible.Why it still mattersAs a specimen of early Middle English, the poem is valuable to students of the language and of medieval religious literature alike. It preserves a moment in the long history of the Bible in English, and of the poetry through which ordinary people met it.Who it's forStudents of medieval literature and the English language, readers interested in biblical retellings, and anyone curious about how scripture lived in the Middle Ages.

## Specifications
- author: Various
- publisher: DotBooks
- imprint: DotBooks
- language: en
- binding: Perfect Bound
- pages: 311
- format: paperback