The Book of Genesis Author:Gary A. Rendsburg, teacher, Professor Gary A. Rendsburg, teacher Professor Gary A. Rendsburg is the Blanche and Irving Laurie Chair of Jewish History at Rutgers University. He received his B.A. in English and Journalism from the Unviersity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his Ph.D. in Hebrew Studies from New York University. Dr. Rendsburg has written over 100 scholarly articles and five books. He is co... more »author of a survey of the biblical world entitled The Bible and the Anchient Near East.« less