Genesis - Salvation Begins (Reading The Bible Today Series)
Genesis was written for a world filled with gods of all shapes, sizes and dispositions, for a world of fear. Andrew Reid shows that Genesis also speaks to contemporary fears, renewing our hope for the future as we see the...
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Genesis was written for a world filled with gods of all shapes, sizes and dispositions, for a world of fear. Andrew Reid shows that Genesis also speaks to contemporary fears, renewing our hope for the future as we see the Creator begin his salvation plan. 294 pages, from Aquila.
The book of Genesis was written for a world of fear. It was a world filled with gods and deities of all shapes, sizes and dispositions. Genesis speaks to contemporary fears. It renews our hope for the future as we see God the Creator begin his salvation plan to redeem his world and his people. The Reading the Bible Today series of non-technical commentaries is devoted to presenting careful scholarship in a way that everyone can understand and enjoy. The book of Genesis was written for a world of fear. It was a world filled with gods and deities of all shapes, sizes and dispositions. We no longer worship the sun, the stars and mythical deities. Yet although the modern gods are largely material, social and ideological, they still pose threats. Genesis speaks to contemporary fears. It renews our hope for the future as we see God the Creator begin his salvation plan to redeem his world and his people.
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PRODUCT DETAIL
- Catalogue Code 160090
- Product Code 1875861831
- EANÂ 9781875861835
- Pages 298
- Department Academic
- Category Old Testament Commentaries
- Sub-Category Genesis
- Publisher Aquila Press
- Publication Date Oct 2000
- Sales Rank 3894
- Dimensions 215 x 138 x 18mm
- Weight 0.394kg
Andrew Reid
Reverend Andrew Reid has a rich background in ministry, having been national director of the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students (1984-1990), Deputy Master of Robert Menzies College at Macquarie University in Sydney, senior minister of St Matthew's Anglican Church, Shenton Park, Western Australia, church planter at Curtin Community Church, and lecturer in Old Testament at Ridley College, Melbourne. He is currently lead pastor at Holy Trinity Doncaster in Melbourne.
His publications include Postcard from Palestine, Kingdoms in conflict: Reading Daniel today, Salvation begins: Reading Genesis today, and commentary on 1 and 2 Samuel
- Foreword; Preface; Why Read Genesis? Beginnings: Of The Cosmos; Part 1: The God Who Creates; 1. Creation; 2. Thinking It Through (i); Part 2: The Story Of Creation; 3. Life In The Garden; 4. Thinking It Through (ii); 5. In Exile With The First Family; Part 3: The Story Of Noah; 6. The Flood; 7. After The Flood; Beginnings: Of Israel; Part 4: The Story Of Abraham; 8. God Does It Again; 9. Abram And Lot; 10. The Covenant With Abram; 11. Waiting For God; 12. Covenant Again; 13. Full Marks, Abraham!; 14. When The Grace Of God Rules; 15. Genuine Faith; 16. The Last Days Of Abraham; Part 5: The Story Of Isaac; 17. Esau And Jacob; 18. Jacob's Deception; 19. Struggling With God (i); 20. Struggling With God (ii); 21. Struggling With God (iii); Part 6: The Story Of Jacob; 22. Sold Into Egypt; 23. The Ones To Whom God Looks; 24. Joseph In Egypt; 25. Reunion And Reconciliation; 26. The Final Days Of Jacob
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