Creation, Sin and Reconciliation
Title | Creation, Sin and Reconciliation PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Ignatius Letellier |
Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Pages | 310 |
Release | 2016-02-08 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1443888508 |
This volume considers aspects of the Book of Genesis; as the first book of the Torah, and hence of the Bible, its position is unique, especially in its provision of the foundational stories of Creation, the emergence of mankind, and the beginning of human society. Through close reading of chapters 1–11, 32–33 and 37–50 (the beginning, middle and end of Genesis), with consideration of the language, style and possible implications of the text, this approach explores the fundamental themes of Berishit and the enduring relevance of its powerful message for humanity and our place in the world. The method is both synchronic (a literary, exegetic analysis of the received text), and diachronic (a more historical consideration of other forms of interpretation, whether archaeological, theological, philosophical, generic or comparative). The mystery of creation and the origins of the world and humankind are enduringly important, and with the rise of interest in cosmology and ever-growing ecological concerns for the earth and its sustainability, nothing could be more topical. Where do we come from? What is our place in the world? What is our responsibility for it? Intimately related to Creation are the nature of human origins and the mystery of the beautiful yet disturbing imperfection of human nature and society. Why are we as we are? What does this mean for concepts of family, community and nation? The Patriarchal Narratives of the forebears of Ancient Israel (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph) provide some of the most enduring stories of election, mission, endeavour and interaction in the annals of world literature. The power and unwavering truthfulness of these stories hold a mirror to human behaviour with seemingly fathomless implications. They provide a dynamic, a positive way forward in reflecting on the intractable hostility that perennially blights the history of humankind. The recurrence of universal themes and symbols generated in Genesis and found throughout the Bible (and in wider folk literature) emphasizes the conceptual unity of a Great Code of meaning, and is pertinent to a canonical reading of Scripture; for example, Joseph’s story prefigures that of Jesus, and posits reconciliation as the very harbinger of salvation.
Creation, Sin and Reconciliation
Title | Creation, Sin and Reconciliation PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Ignatius Letellier |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Bible |
ISBN |
The Glory of Christ in the Creation and Reconciliation of All Things ...
Title | The Glory of Christ in the Creation and Reconciliation of All Things ... PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel Minton |
Publisher | |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 1868 |
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ISBN |
Science, Creation and the Bible
Title | Science, Creation and the Bible PDF eBook |
Author | Richard F. Carlson |
Publisher | InterVarsity Press |
Pages | 145 |
Release | 2010-10-04 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0830838899 |
Physicist Richard Carlson and biblical scholar Tremper Longman address the long-standing problem of how to relate scientific description of the beginnings of the universe with the biblical creation passages found in Genesis. Experts in their respective fields, these two authors provide a way to resolve seeming conflicting descriptions.
The glory of Christ in the creation and reconciliation of all things, a course of sermons
Title | The glory of Christ in the creation and reconciliation of all things, a course of sermons PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel Minton |
Publisher | |
Pages | 328 |
Release | 1869 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Glory of Christ in the Creation and Reconciliation of All Things
Title | The Glory of Christ in the Creation and Reconciliation of All Things PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel Minton-Senhouse |
Publisher | |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 1871 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Creation and the Cross
Title | Creation and the Cross PDF eBook |
Author | Johnson, Elizabeth A. |
Publisher | Orbis Books |
Pages | 203 |
Release | 2018-02-22 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1608337324 |