"Breaks fresh ground...Mitchell's translation tells the stories in a voice much like the ancient Hebrew, without adornment." — Seattle Times
"Mitchell's admirable and enjoyable translation conveys, with remarkable clarity, these compelling, strange, and powerful stories." — Elaine Pagels
"A powerful reminder of how much Genesis has to teach us." — Boston Globe
"Breaks fresh ground...[Mitchell's] translation tells the stories in a voice much like the ancient Hebrew, without adornment." — Seattle Times
"Mitchell's adimirable and enjoyable translation conveys, with remarkable clarity, these compelling, strange, and powerful stories." — Elaine Pagels, author of The Gnostic Gospels