Genesis for Everyone, Part 1: Chapters 1–16

by John Goldingay

Publishers:

SPCK; Westminster John Knox

, 2010

Overview

The book of Genesis is a lively read featuring familiar biblical tales such as the creation of the world, Adam and Eve and the forbidden fruit, Noah and the flood, Abraham and Isaac, Jacob and Joseph, the Tower of Babel, and Sodom and Gomorrah. While readers may know the facts of these stories, John Goldingay’s work will instill in them a deeper understanding of their spiritual and theological significance. Perfect for daily devotions, Sunday school prep, or brief visits with the Bible, this commentary is an excellent resource for the modern lay reader.

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Key Features

• Offers a fresh translation of the book of Genesis
• Discusses the contemporary relevance of Genesis
• Provides an introduction to the texts theological significance

Contents

Top Highlights

“Only God creates. Creating involves exercising an extraordinary, effortless sovereignty in order to bring something into being. The verb draws attention to the amazing nature of what God does, bringing something into being against all the odds.” (Page 6)

“Augustine’s own comment: ‘I do not know what I do not know.’ Genesis also isn’t interested in satisfying our curiosity about the beginning of other supernatural beings such as the angels or about the ‘fall of Satan.’ Genesis does not tell us. What we do not know we do not know. Genesis focuses resolutely on the beginning of the world and of humanity.” (Page 5)

“God’s grace operates not despite human sin but because of human sin.” (Page 110)

“Genesis portrays creation as the bringing of order out of formlessness and light from darkness. In a situation like the exile, maybe the creator God could be people’s hope? When Jerusalem had been destroyed and many of its people had been taken into exile, it was as if the hot wind of God’s breath had withered them (Isaiah 40:7). The creation story reminds them that God can transform such a situation.” (Page 9)

“Humanity’s being made as God’s image would therefore make a neat link with the declaration that humanity is to master the earth. As God’s visible image, humanity represents God in the world in its responsibility to hold sway over the earth’s creatures on God’s behalf.” (Page 19)

Product Details

• Title: Genesis for Everyone, Part 1: Chapters 1–16
• Author: John Goldingay
• Series: For Everyone Bible Study Guides
• Publishers: SPCK, Westminster John Knox
• Print Publication Date: 2010
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 208
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. O.T. Genesis 1-16 › Commentaries
• Resource ID: LLS:EVRY01GE_01
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:40:43Z

About John Goldingay

John Goldingay has been at Fuller Theological Seminary since 1997 and currently serves as the David Allan Hubbard Professor of Old Testament in the School of Theology. Before coming to Fuller, Goldingay was principal and a professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at St. John’s Theological College in Nottingham, England. He is the author of several books, including Old Testament Theology vol. 1, After Eating the Apricot, and Models for Scripture, as well as commentaries on Daniel, Isaiah, and Psalms. He holds membership in the Society of Biblical Literature and serves on the editorial board for the Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies.