From Eden to Babel: A Commentary on the Book of Genesis 1-11

Genesis 1- 11 preserves a unique view of Bible history, tracing the move from Eden, an idyllic world fully in accord with the will of God, to Babel, a fallen world desperately in need of salvation. In this commentary, Donald E. Gowan demonstrates acute sensitivity and insight in focusing on the theological import of these familiar but often puzzling accounts, showing them to be even more crucial for what they say to us about ourselves than for the information they record about individuals and events so very long ago. Addressing such themes as the existence of evil and the threat of chaos, human power and violence, tension between the sexes and the breakdown of the family, he remains ever conscious of the gospel as set forth in Genesis.

Author: Donald E. Gowan
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 09/19/1988
Pages: 136
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.53h x 5.53w x 0.36d
ISBN13: 9780802803375
ISBN10: 0802803377
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Commentary | Old Testament | General
- Religion | Reference
- Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation | Old Testament

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