Stephen Mitchell, author of The Gospel According to Jesus and a participant in Bill Moyer"s PBS television series on Genesis, has produced a new translation of the Bible"s first book. Mitchell"s sensitivity to the original Hebrew language and the history of biblical scholarship is evident in his carefully written work. But it is his overwhelming concern with contemporary relevance that marks this translation. Those interested in new means of situating the spiritual message of Genesis will likely welcome Mitchell"s phrasings and interpretations.