Hours with the Bible: Volume 1: From Creation to the Patriarchs
Publisher:
, 1882
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Overview
Hours with the Bible is a 6-volume set by John Cunningham Geikie. Geikie was a contemporary of Charles Spurgeon, who described him as "one of the best religious writers of the age." This 3,000-page reference work covers much of the Old Testament, including the Patriarchs, Judges, Kings, and Prophets. Geikie delves deep into the lives of these key characters of the Bible. His writing flows in a narrative style that you'll find inspiring and easy to read. This set has been out of print for many years and is difficult to find.
- Title: Hours with the Bible or the Scriptures in the Light of Modern Discovery and Knowledge: Volume 1: From Creation to the Patriarchs
- Author: Cunningham Geikie
- Series: Hours with the Bible or the Scriptures in the Light of Modern Discovery and Knowledge
- Volume: 1
- Publisher: James Pott & Co.
- Print Publication Date: 1882
- Logos Release Date: 2020
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Biblical Studies; Bible › Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible › Old Testament--History of biblical events
- Resource ID: LLS:WS_A809DC9CEC6C4194887109A9BC5DB55A
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-08T02:40:05Z
Reviews
1 rating
Randy
10/14/2021
The author of this volume at least, is promoting an evolutionary view of creation. He also tries to minimize the divine inspiration of Moses, attributing his knowledge of the events recorded in Genesis to Assyrian cylinders and texts. Here is a sample of what the author says about the creation of the world: "The mysterious era of the creation of the world must be kept carefully distinct from that of the creation of man. With the former Scripture has nothing to do; the latter is abundantly vindicated by the corroboration of advancing knowledge. But while the inconceivable remoteness of the creation of our earth, and the vast periods through which it has been slowly brought to the condition in which man appeared on it..."
