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The message of Genesis 1-11 : the dawn of creation / David Atkinson.

By: Series: Bible speaks todayPublication details: Leicester, England ; Downers Grove, Ill., USA : Inter-Varsity Press, 1990.Description: 190 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0830812296
  • 9780830812295
  • 0851106765
  • 9780851106762
  • 0877849250
  • 9780877849254
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 222/.1106 20
LOC classification:
  • BS1235.3 .A83 1990
Other classification:
  • 11.41
  • BC 4040
Contents:
Majesty and mystery (1:1-2:3) -- Expelled from Eden (2:4-3:24) -- Envy and gratitude (4:1-26) -- Eye of the storm (5:1-8:22) -- Rainbows in a fallen world (9:1-29) -- God is our hope and strength (10:1-11:31).
Summary: Genesis shows us how and why we are. It uncovers the origins of evil. It illuminates the meaning of freedom. It expresses the harmony of creation. And it offers hope for the renewal of our natural world and for the healing of our broken relationships. "Genesis 1-11 is really an overture to the rest of the Bible." So writes David Atkinson in his introduction to this thoughtful and spiritual guide to the opening chapters of Genesis. Writing as a scientist and as a pastor, Atkinson avoides technicalities and speculation and provides a skillful guide to the text's theological significance. While many commentaries on these chapters become tangled in problems of dating, authorship and historicity, this tour of the opening chapters of Genesis focuses on the issues that really matter. Atkinson's work will be a delight to all--seasoned expositors and novice readers alike.
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Books Academic Resource Center at Levitt General Stacks (LOWER Level) BS 1235.3 .A83 1990 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 22463

Includes bibliographical references.

Majesty and mystery (1:1-2:3) -- Expelled from Eden (2:4-3:24) -- Envy and gratitude (4:1-26) -- Eye of the storm (5:1-8:22) -- Rainbows in a fallen world (9:1-29) -- God is our hope and strength (10:1-11:31).

Genesis shows us how and why we are. It uncovers the origins of evil. It illuminates the meaning of freedom. It expresses the harmony of creation. And it offers hope for the renewal of our natural world and for the healing of our broken relationships. "Genesis 1-11 is really an overture to the rest of the Bible." So writes David Atkinson in his introduction to this thoughtful and spiritual guide to the opening chapters of Genesis. Writing as a scientist and as a pastor, Atkinson avoides technicalities and speculation and provides a skillful guide to the text's theological significance. While many commentaries on these chapters become tangled in problems of dating, authorship and historicity, this tour of the opening chapters of Genesis focuses on the issues that really matter. Atkinson's work will be a delight to all--seasoned expositors and novice readers alike.

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