Middle English Story of Genesis and Exodus

The Middle English Story of Genesis and Exodus is an anonymous English vernacular poem written around 1250 in Norfolk.[1][2] In 4162 lines of verse, it runs from the creation of the world until the death of Moses. There is a modern critical edition by Arngart.[3] The 19th-century edition by Morris is available on Project Gutenberg.[2]

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The following passage is interesting for containing the earliest reference to the Firmament of Heaven in the English language.

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  • Arngart, Olof (1968). The Middle English Genesis and Exodus re-edited from MS CCCC444 with introduction, notes and glossary. Lund: C. W. K. Gleerup.
  • Birch, Dinah (2009). "Genesis and Exodus". Oxford Companion to English Literature Online.
  • Morris, Richard (1865). The story of Genesis and Exodus, an early English song, about A.D. 1250. Publications of the Early English Text Society. London: Trübner & Co.; on Project Gutenberg; on Internet Archive.