CONTENTS: Foreword-I Foreword-II Foreword-III Acknowledgements Abbreviations General Introduction 1. Choice of the Subject 2. Goal of the Study 3. Literature Review 4. Itinerary of the Study 5. Scope and Limitation of the Study Chapter 1: Approaching the Text Introduction 1.1. Delimitation of the Text 1.2. Literary Context of the Primeval History Gen 1–11 1.3. The Socio-Cultural Context of Gen 11:1–9 1.4. The Context of Gen 11:1–9 1.5. Translation and Textual Notes: Gen 11:1–9 Conclusion Chapter 2: The Structure and Dynamics of Gen 11:1–9 Introduction 2.1. The Structure of Gen 11:1–9 2.2. Criteria for Textual Division 2.3. Structural Division of Gen 11:1–9 2.4. Proposed Structural Outline of Gen 11:1–9 2.5. The Dynamics of Gen 11:1–9 Conclusion Chapter 3: Textual Analysis and Interpretation of Gen 11:1–9 Introduction 3.1. Prologue (vv. 1–2) 3.2. Direct Discourse of Humankind and Their Plan (Gen 11:3–4) 3.3. Intervention of YHWH (Gen 11:5) 3.4. Direct Discourse of YHWH (Gen 11:6–7) 3.5. Epilogue (Gen 11:8–9) Conclusion Chapter 4: Theological Synthesis and Actualization of Gen 11:1–9 Introduction 4.1. Theological Synthesis of Gen 11:1–9 4.2. Actualization: Theological Implication of Gen 11:1–9 General Conclusion Bibliography