A Commentary on Genesis
The Book of Beginnings
Published on 3. May 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-8091-4205-7 (ISBN)
Description
Genesis for everyday readers
Why another book on Genesis? It is a text that is inexhaustible, yielding something new at each reading. Authors Martin Kessler and Karel Deurloo contribute to its understanding with this concise, text-oriented, literary commentary on this fundamental book of the Bible.
The authors maintain a clear focus on Genesis and what its words mean in themselves, in their narrative context, and in the context of the Bible. The unifying theme is the birth of Israel among the peoples of the world, beginning with the universal story of God's creation of earth, sky, and seas, moving toward the call of Abram, the first of the patriarchs, through Jacob, his grandson, and Jacob's sons, the progenitors of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Clearly written and easy to follow, this book will encourage readers to reach beyond their usual assumptions to find not only information, but much illumination, about this richly layered text.
Audience:
-Bible study groups
-introductory college courses
-everyday readers who want to read the Bible with deeper meaning and understanding
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Why another book on Genesis? It is a text that is inexhaustible, yielding something new at each reading. Authors Martin Kessler and Karel Deurloo contribute to its understanding with this concise, text-oriented, literary commentary on this fundamental book of the Bible.
The authors maintain a clear focus on Genesis and what its words mean in themselves, in their narrative context, and in the context of the Bible. The unifying theme is the birth of Israel among the peoples of the world, beginning with the universal story of God's creation of earth, sky, and seas, moving toward the call of Abram, the first of the patriarchs, through Jacob, his grandson, and Jacob's sons, the progenitors of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Clearly written and easy to follow, this book will encourage readers to reach beyond their usual assumptions to find not only information, but much illumination, about this richly layered text.
Audience:
-Bible study groups
-introductory college courses
-everyday readers who want to read the Bible with deeper meaning and understanding
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Language
English
Place of publication
Mahwah
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 227 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
349 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8091-4205-7 (9780809142057)
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Persons
Now retired, Martin Kessler, who holds a Ph.D. from Brandeis University, taught at Waynesboro University, Clarkson University, and SUNY at Albany. He resides in Danville, PA. Karel Deurloo, holds a Ph.D. from the University of Amsterdam.