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Abraham and All the Families of the Earth: A Commentary on the Book of Genesis 12–50 is unavailable, but you can change that!

J. Gerald Janzen approaches Genesis with the “conviction that the final form of the text is greater than the mere sum of its sources, and that the theological vision which it presents is greater and more profound—more ripe or mature—than can be gained simply from studies of historical events and social situations out of which the text arose.” Janzen has developed a profound theological work in...

It is said that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. The biblical story of redemption, as it begins in Abraham, is a journey in blessing from a single person to all the families of the earth. This journey is set in motion by a call from God. For all its brevity, this call is of immeasurable importance, for it both anchors the journey and guides our interpretation of each step along the way—Abraham’s, his descendants’, and our own steps as we join the journey. As so often
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