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The God who is revealed as a character in Genesis is always a savior. In Genesis, David Cotter, helps readers discern a structure in the book whereby the least and the weakest are the object of God’s saving help. Genesis begins with an introduction to the methodology that is used throughout the book. The introductory essay deals with the theory of Hebrew narrative and the challenges posed to...

Friedman adds an importantly different perspective.12 He notes that the same root can mean strength, since ʿēzer appears in parallel with ʿōz, “strength” in Psalm 46:2, and the names Azariah (“The LORD is my help”) and Uzziah (“The LORD is my strength”) refer to the same king in 2 Kings 14:21 and 2 Chronicles 26:1. The result is that a richer biblical image of Woman develops. She is not merely a helpmeet for Man; it becomes evident that she and he both are created in God’s image and that they possess
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