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TitleGenesis : The NIV application commentary from biblical text ... to contemporary life
AuthorWalton, John H.
Call NoMEL 220.77 NIV
CollectionMelbourne NOT FOR LOAN
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International Standard Book Number 9780310206170
Dewey Decimal Classification Number MEL 220.77 NIV
Personal Name Walton, John H.
Title Statement Genesis : The NIV application commentary from biblical text ... to contemporary life
Imprint Peabody : Hendrickson Publishers, 2001.
Physical Description 759p.
Series Statement - Title The NIV Application Commentary.
General Note Includes Index and Bibliographical References
Formatted Contents Note Series introduction -- General editor's preface -- Author's preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Outline -- Bibliography -- Text and commentary on Genesis -- Index.
Summary, Etc. The Bible begins and ends with a revelation of God that gives redemption its basis. From the first verse of Genesis, the book of origins, we encounter a God of personality, character, purpose, and activity. Only in the light of what he shows us of himself as the Creator of our world and the Interactor with human history does the salvation story assume its proper context. Genesis sets things in order: God first, then us. In the words of the general editor's preface, "Especially after the Tower of Babel it became evident that people had forgotten who God was. They needed reminding. The moves God made were essentially concerned with putting himself in front of the world's peoples." Today, perhaps more than ever, we need God to put himself in front of us--to remind us who he is, and that he is. In this commentary, John H. Walton demonstrates the timeless relevance of Genesis. Revealing the links between Genesis and our own times, Dr. Walton shows how this mysterious, often baffling book filled with obscure peoples and practices reveals truth to guide our twenty-first-century lives. --From publisher's description.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term BIBLE.O.T. - GENESIS - COMMENTARIES.