Review by Lucy Mutungi -- Who Told You That You Were Naked?
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Review by Lucy Mutungi -- Who Told You That You Were Naked?
[Following is a volunteer review of "Who Told You That You Were Naked?" by William Combs.]
3 out of 4 stars
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The creation story is an all too familiar story but have you ever taken time to think about a day in the life of Adam? How did he relate with other creatures in the Garden of Eden? How was his life before and after the creation of Eve? The writer of “Who Told You That You Were Naked?” gives an interesting narration of the creation story and the story of Adam and Eve in a way that makes the reader feel like they are actually on a visit to the Garden of Eden.
The introduction of this book begins with an interesting discussion on light and darkness in a rural setting in Alaska. The writer then goes on to compare the darkness and light in Alaska with the darkness and light in the creation story and which as the story progresses narrows down to sin, faith and salvation.
What I like about the book is that it explains the concepts of sin, salvation and faith, in a way that creates a relationship between the book of Genesis and other books in the bible. The writer makes use of personal testimonies, study questions and illustrations which make the concepts easy to grasp. The personal testimonies bring with them an interesting twist and break the monotony. The writer on various instances injects creativity into this book for example when he gives the character of Jared to a man from Capernaum who was healed by Jesus.
This book is relevant to Christians and people with an interest in the creation story and also the concept of sin, salvation and faith. It’s an enlightening book that gives intriguing perspectives. For example when the reader compares nakedness to weaknesses and faults. These perspectives are well explained making it easy for the reader to comprehend.
This book, however, has a lot of explanations on the grammar and the writer’s choice of words. While this can enable the reader take a keen interest on the context of the story, it is distracting to a reader whose interest is not in grammar. The writer also give explanations of various translations of Bible phrases from the Greek language. These explanations can also be distracting to a reader.
There are minimal errors in this book such as the omission of the word that in pages 14 and 62. It is however clear from the commentaries given, that the writer is knowledgeable and that a lot of effort and research went into the writing of this book.
I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. It is very enlightening and very informative. It gives a different perception of the understanding of sin as an inborn defect hence the question, who told you that you were naked?
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3 out of 4 stars
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The creation story is an all too familiar story but have you ever taken time to think about a day in the life of Adam? How did he relate with other creatures in the Garden of Eden? How was his life before and after the creation of Eve? The writer of “Who Told You That You Were Naked?” gives an interesting narration of the creation story and the story of Adam and Eve in a way that makes the reader feel like they are actually on a visit to the Garden of Eden.
The introduction of this book begins with an interesting discussion on light and darkness in a rural setting in Alaska. The writer then goes on to compare the darkness and light in Alaska with the darkness and light in the creation story and which as the story progresses narrows down to sin, faith and salvation.
What I like about the book is that it explains the concepts of sin, salvation and faith, in a way that creates a relationship between the book of Genesis and other books in the bible. The writer makes use of personal testimonies, study questions and illustrations which make the concepts easy to grasp. The personal testimonies bring with them an interesting twist and break the monotony. The writer on various instances injects creativity into this book for example when he gives the character of Jared to a man from Capernaum who was healed by Jesus.
This book is relevant to Christians and people with an interest in the creation story and also the concept of sin, salvation and faith. It’s an enlightening book that gives intriguing perspectives. For example when the reader compares nakedness to weaknesses and faults. These perspectives are well explained making it easy for the reader to comprehend.
This book, however, has a lot of explanations on the grammar and the writer’s choice of words. While this can enable the reader take a keen interest on the context of the story, it is distracting to a reader whose interest is not in grammar. The writer also give explanations of various translations of Bible phrases from the Greek language. These explanations can also be distracting to a reader.
There are minimal errors in this book such as the omission of the word that in pages 14 and 62. It is however clear from the commentaries given, that the writer is knowledgeable and that a lot of effort and research went into the writing of this book.
I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. It is very enlightening and very informative. It gives a different perception of the understanding of sin as an inborn defect hence the question, who told you that you were naked?
******
Who Told You That You Were Naked?
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