About this title: Karen Armstrong traces the general movement of the Book of Genesis and its great themes, looks at these stories in detail, and demonstrates why they work to illustrate the human quest for meaning.
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Ballantine Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780345406040ISBN:0345406044
Description: Very Good. Christian-Commentaries. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Very minimal edge-wear, very light underlining in yellow highlighter spread out lightly throughout book, no other interior markings of any sort, pages are clean and tightly bound. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780679450894ISBN:0679450890
Description: Good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. 195 pages; The Author traces the grand design of Genesis and its great themes; (shelf G181) Hardcover; Good+ condition; ex-library with usual stickers & markings; PRINTED TEXT LOOKS UNREAD; mylar covering; light shelfwear. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780345406040ISBN:0345406044
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Clean and unmarked with light edge/cover wear. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 208 p. Audience: General/trade. Ships from US-NE. Support Independent Booksellers! Omahabooks offers same or next day shipping-satisfaction guaranteed. Priority, Expedited, APO, International may require additional postage-contact seller. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780679450894ISBN:0679450890
Description: Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ D.J. not price clipped; moderate edge wear/ corners and spine bumped/ black mark on front page. read more
Description: Very Good. 0345406044 light shelf wear / edge wear cover / pages very good condition//"Buy with Confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Customer Service Makes All the Difference. " read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Alfred A Knopf Inc, New York
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780679450894ISBN:0679450890
Description: Very Good. Religion. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The author leads us on a journey through the first book of the Bible, exploring the wonderful stories in Genesis. This book is in very good condition and appears unread. read more
Edition: 1st ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780679450894ISBN:0679450890
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Ex-Library. Former Library book, with discard stamp on inside cover, Very good copy. Unknown printing. (alk. paper) viii, 195 p. ; 20 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-187) and index. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 1996-09-17
ISBN-13:9780679450894ISBN:0679450890
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. *** Hardcover in Very Good/Very Good condition. Binding tight, pages clean. Previous owner dedication on ffep. Pages uncut. *** read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780679450894ISBN:0679450890
Description: Fine in Near Fine jacket. First Edition. F/NF. Hardcover, DJ, 194 pp, slight remnant of sticker mark on upper right edge with very light edgewear to DJ, else a nice, clean and crisp copy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780345406040ISBN:0345406044
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Edition: First Trade Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books, New York, NY
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780345406040ISBN:0345406044
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1997-10-01
ISBN-13:9780345406040ISBN:0345406044
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780345406040. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House of Canada, Limited, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780679450894ISBN:0679450890
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The author's interpretation of the Book of Gensis is lucid, authoritative and inspiring--provides fresh light in the darkness for all who seek both to understand the ancient scriptures and to apply them to our contemporary life. Very minor smudge on back of jacket. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996, first edition
ISBN-13:9780679450894ISBN:0679450890
Description: ISBN 0-679-45089-0 Octavo (7.75 in. by 6.0 in. ); 195pp.; very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; remainder mark to edge of text block. read more
Description: Like New. 1997 Hardcover. 181pp. Index. Keywords: Bible study First edition copy. All books in stock. We ship daily from our warehouse. Over 200, 000 customers served online! Our feedback reflects our service...."Fast delivery, great seller", "Fantastic, came right away and was in perfect condition--thanks! " read more
"For the person who has never picked up this remarkable book, Armstrong shows that Genesis stands in contrast to the things that frustrate us most about religion. It presents an unafraid and open dialog about justice, answer and questions, certainty, and hope.
Indeed a fresh interpretation of one of my favorite ancient texts, Armstrong sees Genesis through the lens of chapter 32 in which Jacob wrestles with God. She says, "...the editors who put together the final text of Genesis...felt able to include the text because it so eloquently described the religious experience of Israel. There would be no final revelation: God would never fully impart his name and nature to his people. The sacred was too great a reality to be contained within a purely human definition or system of thought. Thus, the people of Israel would have only fleeting and frequently ambiguous glimpses of the divine, though they would know they had been blessed."
The raw text of Genesis deserves to be read in the light of Armstrong's propositions. As she says, Genesis appears wrought with contradictions and unsolved problems, which it makes no effort to iron out.
What a bold thing it is to state a truth and not feel you have to defend it with fact or argument. Those who quarrel are those who are least certain. This is the genius of Genesis.
A favorite quote (p. 35):
"One of the most painful lessons that we have to learn in life is that the apportioning of love is neither fair nor rational.""
"In general, I like Karen Armstrong's books because she picks a relatively straightforward position and then defends it. In this (very short) book, she's interpreting Genesis as an artifact of the human condition -- that relationships with God are always subject to the lens of human experience.
Her position is that the authors of Genesis deliberately make God "unknowable" - reminding us that attempting to label the divine with human logic, emotion and definitions of "fairness" are going to trip us up. She also goes so far as to point out that many of the men in Genesis were in fact broken or severely damaged by trying to follow this "unknowable" divine guidance, or inflicted serious damage on their families.
In short, an interesting position, some grains of new insight, but in general, a bit of a stretch."
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
rating
