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Genesis is a book of origins--the origin of the universe, the origin of life and the origin of man. It places man in his cosmic setting, shows his particular uniquness, explains his wonder and his flaw, and begins to trace the flow of human history through space and time.Many today, however, view this book as a collection of myths, useful for understanding the Hebrew mind, perhaps, but certainly not a record of what really happened. Dr. Francis A. Schaeffer challenges that view and shows how the first eleven chapters of Genesis stand as a solid, space-time basis for answering the tough questions posed by modern man.
Publication
Inter - Varsity Press (1972), 167 pages
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User reviews
LibraryThing member MrsLee
I wish some of those depressed authors from the 20's and 30's could have read and believed this. The main idea being, that if man doesn't know where he has come from or where he is heading, he cannot know himself. It is our denial of who we are, creatures created by God and separated from Him by
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sin, that makes it impossible for us to solve our problems. Show Less
LibraryThing member laholmes
A great book on the beginning of the Bible, and of human history. Schaeffer offers great insight into the makeup of the Bible and how it applies to us today. His thoughts on interpretation and exegesis were very thought provoking. This book made me turn to my Bible for my reading, which is always a
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LibraryThing member Johnnycat
Francis Schaeffer writes a wonderful book on the importance of Genesis within real historical space and time. The emphasis of the book is that Genesis is the proper and correct historical starting point for all of man's history including the Fall, which Schaeffer points out, brought about 5
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divisions (1) between God and man, (2) between man and himself, (3) between man and man, (4) man and nature, and (5) between nature and nature. He rightly connects Genesis 3:15 to the future redemptive work of Jesus to restore what was broken and lost at the Fall. Schaeffer does come up short when handling the creation account as being a literal 6 days or not. He is consistent in referencing how later Old Testament writers and New Testament writers use Genesis as historical fact placed in real time and space, and yet he does not do the same when dealing with the days of creation, thus leaving the door open to day/age theories or gap theory. Over all it is a must read for any believer to see the historical affects of the fall to man's history and to understand that without Genesis "the flow of the rest of history collapses." Show Less
LibraryThing member keithhamblen
9 In some ways these early chapters are the most important ones in the Bible, for they put man in his cosmic setting and show him his peculiar uniqueness. They explain man's wonder and yet his flaw.
15-16 history Instead, we have an insistence upon history, truth that is rooted in space and time.
18 Something existed before creation and that something was personal and not static; the Father loved the Son; there was a plan; there was communication; and promises were made prior to the creation of the heavens and the earth. 58
20 modern
24 love
35 proposition
58-61 God who is there, personal
60, 71 purpose
70-72 love/obedience
74-75 life
77 clear explanation at the end
78-79 root lie
81-82 experiential knowledge
82 root command
86 man-woman
98-100 fall-separation
99/104-5, 112 two humanities
108 Francis Bacon
109-113 worship
113 blood Abel:Christ
136-137 family saved
140 God is holy
148 Noah's covenant including animals
150-151 literary form
152-153 humanism
15-16 history Instead, we have an insistence upon history, truth that is rooted in space and time.
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6518 Something existed before creation and that something was personal and not static; the Father loved the Son; there was a plan; there was communication; and promises were made prior to the creation of the heavens and the earth. 58
20 modern
24 love
35 proposition
58-61 God who is there, personal
60, 71 purpose
70-72 love/obedience
74-75 life
77 clear explanation at the end
78-79 root lie
81-82 experiential knowledge
82 root command
86 man-woman
98-100 fall-separation
99/104-5, 112 two humanities
108 Francis Bacon
109-113 worship
113 blood Abel:Christ
136-137 family saved
140 God is holy
148 Noah's covenant including animals
150-151 literary form
152-153 humanism
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