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Rethinking Genesis 1–11: Gateway to the Bible is unavailable, but you can change that!

Genesis 1-11 contains some of the best-known stories in the world. To modern Westerners they may look like no more than entertaining tales that children can enjoy, but modern adults cannot take seriously. However, when read in the context of the ancient Orient, Genesis 1-11 looks very different. It turns out to be a truly revolutionary document. In retelling the history of the ancient world, it...

pattern. Creating the cosmos is like building a shrine for God: he intended to dwell on earth with man. Though subsequent chapters of Genesis record the frustration of this plan, it is important to recognize the divine intention. This ideal of rest and harmony hangs together with the implied vegetarianism of man and beast indicated by God assigning them the plants to eat. Peace between all God’s creatures and the divine presence on earth is the essence of the divine scheme. But it is not simply a harmonious
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