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From Eden to Babel: A Commentary on the Book of Genesis 1-11 (International Theological Commentary (Itc)) - Softcover

Gowan, Donald E

 
9780802803375: From Eden to Babel: A Commentary on the Book of Genesis 1-11 (International Theological Commentary (Itc))
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0802803377 ISBN 13: 9780802803375
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1988

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Donald E. Gowan is Emeritus Robert Cleveland Holland Professor of Old Testament, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

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Publisher
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Publication date
1988
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0802803377
ISBN 13 
9780802803375
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
134