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About This Book
One of our greatest novelists and thinkers presents a radiant, thrilling interpretation of the book of Genesis. For generations, the book of Genesis has been treated by scholars as a collection of documents, by various hands, expressing different factional interests, with borrowings from other ancient literatures that mark the text as derivative. In other words, academic interpretation of Genesis has centered on the question of its basic coherency, just as fundamentalist interpretation has centered on the question of the appropriateness of reading it as literally true. Both of these approaches preclude an appreciation of its greatness as literature, its rich articulation and exploration of themes that resonate through the whole of Scripture. Marilynne Robinson's Reading Genesis, which includes the original text, is a powerful consideration of the profound meanings and promise of God's enduring covenant with humanity. This magisterial book radiates gratitude for the constancy and benevolence of God's abiding faith in Creation.
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"But a beach read, it is not."
"Throughout this deeply involving and enlightening exegesis, Robinson links Genesis to the profound dilemmas of our time."
"To read that and then Robinson's careful analysis is to have one's understanding of the text profoundly enriched and changed."
"But Robinson is also up to something that should interest her secular readers."
"There is a lot to grapple with here."
"Patient readers will be rewarded."
"Deeply thoughtful ..."
"Takes us to another level altogether."
"n luminous prose she challenges a modern reader to understand just how unusual a book Genesis is, pregnant with meaning that stretches to our own day ..."
"The author counters a literal, religionized view of the chapter."
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