Genesis 1-4
Author | : C. John Collins |
Publisher | : P & R Publishing |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2006 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105123397098 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Much controversy surrounds the opening chapters of Genesis. They are front-loaded with all manner of vital topics--such as God's work of creating the world and mankind; what it means to be human; why our present experience is so different from what we find in Genesis 2; how we come to know God and to be sure of his love. Collins employs a literary-theological method informed by contemporary discourse analysis in order to read passages as coherent wholes. He shows how later biblical and inter-testamental writers have used Genesis 1-4 and reflects on how these chapters shape a Christian worldview today.