About the book: 2004 / First edition of individual books of the New Testament translated from c. - Slavic into Russian, undertaken through the efforts of the Russian Bible Society (1819), was an event of great importance for the entire Russian Orthodox Church, since it was it that formed the basis for the creation of the Synodal translation of the Bible (c. 1876), which we now use for home reading. Today we clearly feel the need for a manual that will help us understand one of the most important books of Holy Scripture, especially since Met. Philareta is not only one of the first, but also one of the main and most interesting works on the interpretation of Holy Scripture translated into Russian. When interpreting, not only the Greek translation of 70 interpreters (Septuagint), but also the later Masoretic (Jewish) list is taken into account, helping us to penetrate more deeply into the meaning of the Book of Genesis. The saint himself in his “Pre-Notification” considered it necessary to note that “all the expressions of the text that are found here, not word for word consistent with the Slovenian text, as well as the indications according to which the Slovenian text does not represent the sought word or thought, correspond to the Hebrew text, but in sayings quoted from the New Testament - to Greek." This is one of the main advantages of Metropolitan’s work. Philaret, who developed the basic criteria for translating the Bible into Russian, and whose example in creating the Commentaries was repeatedly followed by later commentators. The book will be of interest to all readers and students of the Holy Scriptures and those seeking to become more deeply acquainted with the history of the creation of the world and man.