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Genesis: The Book of Beginnings: Rendered from the Hebrew and the Greek, with Covenant Context. Volume One, Genesis 1 to 25
In the beginning Elohim created the heavens and the earth.
Volume Genesis 1 to 25, from the creation to the death of Abraham.
You have read that sentence all your life. This book shows you what it says in the language it was written in.
The Book of Beginnings is a fresh rendering of the first book of Scripture, made from the Hebrew, with the ancient Greek translation standing beside it as a witness. Every chapter comes in three
The text. Rendered as close to the original as English allows.The words. Short, plain notes on the Hebrew and Greek words that carry the weight.The covenant context. Where each chapter stands in the one story that runs from Eden to Abraham, to Sinai, to David, and to the New Covenant sealed in the blood of Jesus.Here the lights of the fourth day are set for appointed times, and not merely for seasons. The image of Elohim is given to "them," male and female, before there is any curse. The line of the promise is followed man by man from Seth to Shem, and Shem is still living when Abram enters the land. The covenant is cut while Abraham sleeps, and Yahweh passes between the pieces alone. On Moriah a father is asked for his only son, whom he loves, and the word "love" appears in the Bible for the first time.
Inside this
All 25 chapters rendered from the Hebrew, with verse numbersWord notes in English letters. No Hebrew or Greek is requiredCovenant context for every chapter, with Scripture interpreting Scripture25 full-page plates, one at the head of each Where Readers Differ, with the strongest objections stated and Word of First Mention, more than 100 great words of Scripture at the place each is first usedGlossary and referencesVolume One carries the story from "In the beginning" to the oath sworn on Moriah and the death of Abraham. Volume Two takes it from Isaac to Joseph.
Ten Words Press publishes covenant studies for the whole household of faith.
Volume Genesis 1 to 25, from the creation to the death of Abraham.
You have read that sentence all your life. This book shows you what it says in the language it was written in.
The Book of Beginnings is a fresh rendering of the first book of Scripture, made from the Hebrew, with the ancient Greek translation standing beside it as a witness. Every chapter comes in three
The text. Rendered as close to the original as English allows.The words. Short, plain notes on the Hebrew and Greek words that carry the weight.The covenant context. Where each chapter stands in the one story that runs from Eden to Abraham, to Sinai, to David, and to the New Covenant sealed in the blood of Jesus.Here the lights of the fourth day are set for appointed times, and not merely for seasons. The image of Elohim is given to "them," male and female, before there is any curse. The line of the promise is followed man by man from Seth to Shem, and Shem is still living when Abram enters the land. The covenant is cut while Abraham sleeps, and Yahweh passes between the pieces alone. On Moriah a father is asked for his only son, whom he loves, and the word "love" appears in the Bible for the first time.
Inside this
All 25 chapters rendered from the Hebrew, with verse numbersWord notes in English letters. No Hebrew or Greek is requiredCovenant context for every chapter, with Scripture interpreting Scripture25 full-page plates, one at the head of each Where Readers Differ, with the strongest objections stated and Word of First Mention, more than 100 great words of Scripture at the place each is first usedGlossary and referencesVolume One carries the story from "In the beginning" to the oath sworn on Moriah and the death of Abraham. Volume Two takes it from Isaac to Joseph.
Ten Words Press publishes covenant studies for the whole household of faith.
355 pages, Paperback
Published October 5, 2026
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