{"product_id":"9781666941005","title":"Seeing Emergent Self-Awareness and Early Psychological Development in Bible Stories Growing Up in Genesis","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSeeing Emergent Self-Awareness and Early Psychological Development in Bible Stories\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGrowing Up in Genesis\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRoyce Anderson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Biblical Studies \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book shows how many of the behaviors, emotions, and developmental characteristics in young children are reflected in biblical narratives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoyce Anderson examines several of the biblical stories which appear early in the Genesis primeval history, focusing on the cognitive and emotional aspects of psychological concepts such as self-awareness, theory of mind (awareness of others), empathy, moral and emotional development, and various characteristics of interpersonal relations and group dynamics. Across four chapters, this book seeks to propose and elaborate the emergence of self-awareness within three different contexts: the biblical, the psychological, and the archaeological. By illuminating these familiar biblical stories through the lens of behavioral psychology-self-awareness (the Garden of Eden), moral development (Cain and Abel), ostracism and group cohesion (drunken Noah)-Anderson contends that they gain deeper meaning and personal relevance when analyzed as both psychological variables and theological concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRoyce Anderson \u003c\/b\u003eis an Independent Scholar and former Executive Director at the International Center of Worcester and Associate Director of Graduate Programs, College of Professional and Continuing Education, Clark University, USA.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eT\u0026amp;T Clark\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781666941005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51944629567628,"sku":"9781666941005","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_89bd3f29-15fc-49fc-ab38-a4142fbe9d02.jpg?v=1786035938","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781666941005","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}