Genesis: Salvation Begins

Reading the Bible Today Series

by Andrew Reid, Paul Barnett (Editor)

In the Genesis Bible Commentary Salvation Begins, Andrew Reid gives readers a framework for appreciating the Old Testament as Christian scripture.

The book of Genesis was written for a world of fear. It was a world filled with gods and deities of all shapes, sizes and dispositions. We no longer worship the sun, the stars and mythical deities. Yet although the modern gods are largely material, social and ideological, they still pose threats.

Genesis speaks to contemporary fears. It renews our hope for the future as we see God the Creator begin his salvation plan to redeem his world and his people.

Genres: Christian, Nonfiction

286 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2000

About the author

Andrew Reid has a rich background in ministry, having been national director of the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students, chaplain at Macquarie University in Sydney, senior minister of St Matthew’s Anglican Church, Shenton Park, Western Australia, church planter at Curtin Community Church, and lecturer in Old Testament at Ridley College, Melbourne. He is currently lead pastor at Holy Trinity Doncaster in Melbourne.

Reviews

[Bill Forgeard · Rating 3 out of 5]

An accessible, practical, application level commentary on Genesis from an Aussie author. I didn't find this one as helpful as some of the others in the series. I think Genesis is a hard book to do justice to in a short commentary, and it was clear that the author had to make a lot of choices about what to address and what to skip. He acknowledged the need for this, but it still resulted in the commentary being a bit "hit and miss". Some sections were covered thoroughly, some not at all. Strengths included a clear focus on the ongoing themes of Genesis which helps unify the book, some incisive suggestions for application which were genuinely useful in preaching and the high level of readability. Considering that a thorough Genesis commentary will be 500 pages minimum, this isn't a bad introductory commentary on Genesis.

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a valuable read! I would recommend to anyone reading through genesis. It unlocks all those not so obvious connections that help to put each story in context within the book and the bible itself.