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Title: Genesis: The Book of Beginnings (Classic Bible Series) by Lawrence Boadt, Sara Maitland ISBN: 0-312-22104-5 Publisher: St Martins Pr Pub. Date: 01 December, 1999 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $12.95

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Summary: A book that can enhance traditional commentaries on Genesis.
Comment: This is not a traditional commentary on Genesis. Lawrence Boadt first introduces you to Genesis, then separate the 50 chapters of Genesis into four parts:

Part One: The World and Its Beginning (Chapters 1-11) Part Two: Abraham - Chosen by God (Chapters 12-25) Part Three: Isaac and Jacob (Chapters 24-36) Part Four: Joseph and His Brothers (Chapters 37-50)

Next he explains each section briefly, so you will understand how the parts fit together as a whole and why it is the first book of the Bible. Finally, he takes you through 12 "Themes and Images" in Genesis (Apple, Eden, Serpent, Flood etc.) and 16 major characters of Genesis (Adam, Eve, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, etc.). The uniqueness of this book is how Boadt references the literary tradition found in each theme and each major character. For example, he notes that Noah's figure appears in Chaucer's 'Miller's Tale', in Hardy's 'Far from the Madding Crowd', in Melville's 'The Confidence Man', and again in Twain's 'The Mysterious Stranger', etc. etc. Those that are literature buffs and/or speakers will find this ruminating and insightful. This alone is worth the purchase of the book.

For many who believe the Bible must be read literally, Lawrence Boadt will be difficult to read. Boadt sees the narratives in Genesis 1-11 as "Myths." He goes on to explain that myths are "a story using traditional motifs and themes". Boadt sees the creation passage, the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve, Noah etc. as myths that the Hebrews used to offer a theological explanation of events and our relation to God. Genesis: The Book of Beginnings' is a book that can enhance traditional commentaries on Genesis, especially with Boadt's literary contributions to themes and characters which bring contemporary relevancy to otherwise historic text. Recommended

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