Genesis 1-4: A Linguistic, Literary, and Theological Commentary
- ISBN-10
- 0875526195
- ISBN-13
- 9780875526195
- Category
- Religion / Christian Theology / Anthropology
- Pages
- 318
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- P & R Pub.
- Author
- C. John Collins
Description
Much controversy surrounds the opening chapters of Genesis. They are front-loaded with all manner of vital topics--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 inter-testamental writers have used Genesis 1-4 and reflects on how these chapters shape a Christian worldview today.
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