The Book of Genesis
Overview
A knowledge of the contents of the book of Genesis, the book of beginnings, is necessary if we are to understand the other books of the Bible. The following books of the Scriptures only expand and clarify that which is found in condensed form in the book of Genesis. A careful study of the book of Genesis is imperative for all who desire to full know “Him that is from the beginning,” John 2:13. Perhaps the value of this concise study of the book of Genesis can best be understood when the reader realizes that months of prayerful study and meditation in the Word have been compacted into its pages along with all the knowledge gleaned from the pages of several of the best commentaries on Genesis and from personal conferences with recognized authorities.
Top Highlights
“This chapter is scientifically incomplete but it has never been shown to be scientifically inaccurate.” (Page 6)
“Abraham was promised personal, national, and universal blessings” (Page 26)
“The heresy of ‘unitarianism’—Unitarianism teaches that God is” (Page 7)
“added animal meat to man’s food supply after the flood, this supply formerly consisting of vegetables and fruits” (Page 21)
“bara (to create) is used in verse one while the Hebrew verb asah (to make or to release from restraint)” (Page 7)
These commentaries, written in outline form, are concise yet comprehensive, doctrinally sound and practically useful.
—Rev. John Edward HAO, President Faith Bible Seminary, Queens, NY
These commentaries are brief but thorough. They simplify the difficult passages. These books are factual, not fanciful, in their interpretation of the Bible.
—George A Hern, Pastor, Dellwood Baptist Church, Memphis, TN
Dr. Gingrich's commentaries have been used by thousands. Read and be blessed.
—Dr. Roger R. Clapp, Professor of Bible and Theology, Mid South Bible College
- Title: The Book of Genesis
- Author: Roy Edward Gingrich
- Publisher: Riverside Press
- Publication Date: 1998
- Pages: 76
Roy Gingrich was an American pastor and author best known for his comprehensive commentary series. He was born to Arthur and Arista Gingrich on February 3, 1920 in Ozark, Illinois, the youngest of four children. Roy received God’s call to enter the Christian ministry in 1941. After intensive preparation and pastoral stints in Illinois and Indiana, he became pastor of Faith Bible Church in Memphis, Tennessee, where he remained for over 40 years.
In 1963, Gingrich graduated cum laude from Victory University (formally Mid-South Bible College) and soon thereafter joined the teaching staff. Gingrich began writing conservative Bible commentaries in 1964. Roy Gingrich’s Commentaries in Outline Form (100 vols.) includes 60 different commentaries on the books of the Bible, and 40 additional commentaries on major Bible themes.
In 2001, Dr. Gingrich retired from a long and fruitful ministry, but continued to revise his commentaries and lecture at colleges and churches in the US. In 2003, he was inducted into the Crichton College Hall of Fame.
