Joseph Hertz Quote

In contrast with the simplicity and sublimity of Genesis I, we find all ancient cosmogonies, whether it be the Babylonian or the Phœnician, the Greek or the Roman, alike unrelievedly wild, cruel, even foul.

Additional notes to Genesis (p. 193) - The Pentateuch and Haftorahs (one-volume edition, 1937, ISBN 0-900689-21-8)