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How to Read Genesis
Contributor(s): Longman III, Tremper (Author)
ISBN: 0877849439     ISBN-13: 9780877849438
Publisher: IVP Academic
OUR PRICE:   $19.80  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: May 2005
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Annotation: Comprehensive introduction to reading Genesis
Describes the literary genre of Genesis
Explains the context of Genesis in the Near Eastern world
Points out the contribution of Genesis to the complete biblical message
Helps us understand and apply Genesis today
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament
Dewey: 222.110
LCCN: 2005001666
Series: How to Read
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.39" W x 8.48" (0.55 lbs) 192 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Academic
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
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Publisher Description:
  • Honored in 2006 as a "Year's Best Book for Preachers" by Preaching magazine.
Creation in six days Woman from the side of man "Sons of god" taking "daughters of men" A massive disaster and an animal rescue boat of biblical proportions Abraham, Sarah, Hagar and the ongoing saga of a dysfunctional family These are just a few of the episodes that Genesis conjures up. But we miss the point if we focus on what seems strange to us. And we distort the message if we demand that this book answer questions that are strange to it. To read Genesis intelligently, we must consider the questions, the literature and the times in which Genesis was written. In How to Read Genesis Tremper Longman III provides a welcome guide to reading and studying, understanding and savoring this panorama of beginnings--of both the world and of Israel. And importantly for Christian readers, we gain insight into how Genesis points to Christ and can be read in light of the gospel.

Contributor Bio(s): Longman III, Tremper: - Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He is also visiting professor of Old Testament at Seattle School of Theology and Psychology and adjunct of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary. He lectures regularly at Regent College in Vancouver and the Canadian Theological Seminary in Calgary. Longman is the author or coauthor of over twenty books, includingHow to Read Genesis, How to Read the Psalms, How to Read Proverbs, Literary Approaches to Biblical Interpretation, Old Testament Essentials and coeditor of A Complete Literary Guide to the Bible. He and Dan Allender have coauthored Bold Love, Cry of the Soul, Intimate Allies, The Intimate Mystery and the Intimate Marriage Bible studies.Longman III, Tremper: - Tremper Longman III is Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California. He is the author of numerous books, including How to Read the Psalms and How to Read Proverbs.