Genesis 1-4: Linguistic, Literary, and Theological Commentary
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Much controversy surrounds the opening chapters of Genesis. They are “ ‘front-loaded ’ with all manner of vital topics, ” says C. John Collins, “such as God ’s work of creating the world and mankind; what it means to be human; why our present experience is so different from what we find in Genesis 2; how we come to know God and to be sure of his love. ”
Collins employs a literary-theological method informed by contemporary discourse analysis in order to read passages as coherent wholes. He shows how later biblical and intertestamental writers have used Genesis 1 –4, and reflects on how these chapters shape a Christian worldview today.
Genesis 1-4: Linguistic, Literary, and Theological Commentary
Much controversy surrounds the opening chapters of Genesis. They are “ ‘front-loaded ’ with all manner of vital topics, ” says C. John Collins, “such as God ’s work of creating the world and mankind; what it means to be human; why our present experience is so different from what we find in Genesis 2; how we come to know God and to be sure of his love. ”
Collins employs a literary-theological method informed by contemporary discourse analysis in order to read passages as coherent wholes. He shows how later biblical and intertestamental writers have used Genesis 1 –4, and reflects on how these chapters shape a Christian worldview today.