Genesis 1-4: A Linguistic, Literary, And Theological Commentary

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 318 pages
• Published by: P & R Publishing February 28, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0875526195
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0875526195
• Book Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Weighs: 15.2 ounces

Reader Reviews
Collins has produced a truly scholarly and masterful exegesis of the opening chapters of Genesis. With careful attention to the language and conventions of the text, and with an eye towards historic Reformed theology, he argues that the narrative is an "exalted prose narrative" that is at once historically grounded in and analogical to the ordinary human experiences of the text's original readers. This is a useful corrective to those who insist, for example, that the "days" of creation are "ordinary" days, as well as to those who hold that the text is merely mythopoetic. He does this while addressing other views critically but respectfully. Whatever position you hold on the meaning of the Biblical creation narrative, you should admire Collins' work for both its substance and spirit.