A Commentary on Genesis 1–11
Overview
Carl Lawrenz and John Jeske present an argument that a key to correctly understanding Genesis is the historical nature of all 10 of Genesis’ accounts of God’s saving activity. Each author brings a scholar’s knowledge of biblical Hebrew, a high view of Scripture as the verbally inspired and inerrant written Word of God, and a keen understanding of God’s plan of salvation centered in Jesus Christ. This commentary contains the complete Hebrew text, the authors’ own original translations of the text, and a thorough exposition of every verse of Genesis chapters 1–11 using the historical-grammatical method of Scripture interpretation.
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Key Features
- Contains great insight on the first few chapters of Genesis with a Lutheran perspective
- Utilizes the historical-grammatical method of interpretation
- Examines 10 accounts of God’s saving grace
Top Highlights
“Those of her seed, her descendants, whom God would put at enmity with Satan’s seed, would be those in whom the Lord would likewise awaken a humble trust in his saving grace. They would be the believers.” (Page 148)
“Marriage is established before God by an unconditional mutual commitment of a man and a woman to each other to become husband and wife.” (Page 123)
“With the Masoretic Hebrew text, verse 1 should be taken as an independent sentence.” (Page 34)
“administering a fatal blow, one which completely destroys such a serpent’s power.” (Page 151)
“in forming man, God used the dust of the ground, which he had previously made.” (Page 35)
- Title: A Commentary on Genesis 1–11
- Authors: John C. Jeske, Carl J. Lawrenz
- Publisher: Northwestern Publishing House
- Print Publication Date: 2004
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Pages: 340
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. O.T. Genesis 1-11 › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9780810016170, 0810016176
- Resource ID: LLS:NPHCOMM01GE1
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-05-16T20:35:56Z
About the Authors
Carl J. Lawrenz is a professor at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary and contributor to the Wisconsin Lutheran Quarterly.
John C. Jeske (1924–2014) taught at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary while serving as a pastor in several churches during his lengthy career in ministry. He is the author of Treasures Old and New, and of commentaries on Genesis and Daniel in the The People’s Bible Commentary.
