
From Eden to Babel
From Eden to Babel
Donald E. Gowan(Author)
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published on 13. September 1988
Book
Paperback/Softback
134 pages
978-0-8028-0337-5 (ISBN)
Description
Genesis 1- 11 preserves a unique view of Bible history, tracing the move from Eden, an idyllic world fully in accord with the will of God, to Babel, a fallen world desperately in need of salvation. In this commentary, Donald E. Gowan demonstrates acute sensitivity and insight in focusing on the theological import of these familiar but often puzzling accounts, showing them to be even more crucial for what they say to us about ourselves than for the information they record about individuals and events so very long ago. Addressing such themes as the existence of evil and the threat of chaos, human power and violence, tension between the sexes and the breakdown of the family, he remains ever conscious of the gospel as set forth in Genesis.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
182 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8028-0337-5 (9780802803375)
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Donald E. Gowan, Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, is an ordained minister in the United Presbyterian Church. Dr. Gowan received his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago.