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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 222.11077 EAN: 9780310206170 ISBN: 0310206170 Label: Zondervan Manufacturer: Zondervan Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 768 Publication Date: October 01, 2001 Publisher: Zondervan Studio: Zondervan Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Noted scholar John Walton follows the three-tiered NIV Application Commentary format (Original Meaning, Bridging Contexts, and Contemporary Significance) to reveal how this first book of the Bible applies to us today. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Challenging, but excellentThis commentary is an excellent analysis of the book of Genesis by a pre-eminent OT scholar. I won't say that this is the definitive commentary, because there is much scholarly debate regarding many aspects of the contents of Genesis, and you can find a wide range of views even among the experts (Walton, Waltke, Wenham, etc.). Walton's take may be slightly different from some of the other scholars, but then again, just about every Genesis scholar has a slightly different take from the rest. Read More Rating: - A Must ReadI have read a number of commentaries on the book of Genesis and this is one of my favorites. Let's face it, for the Christian faith the importance of Genesis is paramount. Walton gives a fair and balanced treatment of the text and pulls in the necessary elements of culture in order to understand the ancient Near Eastern worldview in which Israel was birthed. Just as we in the 21st century have certain similarities with our culture, we cannot expect Israel to be untouched by theirs or expect God's ... Read More Rating: - An important commentaryThere are other commentaries I would choose first for verse-by-verse help, but Walton's is the best introduction to the methods of responsible interpretation of Genesis. Walton is an expert in cultural backgrounds and literary genres of the Ancient Near East and also offers some informative word studies. A strength and a weakness of this book is that Walton strongly resists reading later theology or our own culture's questions and answers into the original message of the text; he challenges us to ... Read More Rating: - There is many nuggets of gold in this commentaryWhile not everyone will agree with the author's opinion on the first chapters of Genesis I found a great deal of useful information and some very sound theological discussion. The author challenges us, the reader, to think theological and for this very reason the book is well worth the price. Just the authors knowledge of ancient culture makes this book worth buying and reading. We do not need to agree with every page of every book we read yet we can still learn a great deal from those whom we ... Read More Rating:  - UnbelievableDon't waste your money! The author allegorizes the text to say that Genesis (at least the so called "prehistory") is no more than ancient mythology. Its amazing to me a Christian scholar can claim that the bible is anything other than the LITERAL word of God. If you take the scripture seriously, don't waste your time or money. 
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