Overall rating and opinion of "Killing Abel" by Michael Tieman

BB Ombayo · Post by **BB Ombayo** » 09 Jun 2020, 12:43

I haven't started reading the book. My interest is, however, piqued. The book sounds interesting. The life of the first family explained in the author's own way without changing any biblical verse. I would very much love to read ''Killing Abel'' by Michael Tieman.

bunmiolu · Post by **bunmiolu** » 09 Jun 2020, 13:04

The author greatly married facts in the Bible with imaginations. I will rate it 4 out of 4.

ciecheesemeister · Post by **ciecheesemeister** » 09 Jun 2020, 15:33

I'm about to the middle of the book. I like it fairly well overall. It is a thought-provoking retelling of the Old Testament. Currently, I rate it three out of four stars.

Marshal mutai · Post by **Marshal mutai** » 10 Jun 2020, 04:13

I give it a 4 out 4 stars rating. The character development of Cain and Lamech is so fascinating. There are lots of gaps the Bible doesn't address and I think that the author has found a unique way to address them. However,I didn't like the idea that God is still learning. I believe He is omniscient

jenny delacruz · Post by **jenny delacruz** » 10 Jun 2020, 06:54

I'm not into books of religious context and characters but based on the comments, I may consider reading Killing Abel.

rhendel · Post by **rhendel** » 10 Jun 2020, 10:58

Lots of very interesting reviews that provide some differing points of view. I’ll definitely consider reading it but will keep checking to see as more people provide their own thoughts on it.

rhendel · Post by **rhendel** » 10 Jun 2020, 10:59

Leen282 wrote: ↑09 Jun 2020, 12:03
Xenolyph wrote: ↑07 Jun 2020, 21:34 I read this book a while back and I wasn't impressed. It was interesting for the author to fill in the blanks of biblical text with his own imagination and creativity. However, the content struggled to hold my attention. I'm afraid this wasn't the book for me. I'm glad others have enjoyed it, though!
I feel the same

That’s what I was afraid of - I’m not sure I’d enjoy someone just filling in blanks as they see fit. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

Niv123 · Post by **Niv123** » 10 Jun 2020, 13:42

I loved the narrative structure and that the stories are derived from the Bible! Great read

ChainsawCat · Post by **ChainsawCat** » 10 Jun 2020, 14:46

I think one of the advantages (and of the course there are many disadvantages) of a very large religion is a collection of shared stories. This shared pool of commonly known narratives makes for rich fodder for new narratives.

StephLynn7 · Post by **StephLynn7** » 10 Jun 2020, 21:39

This is a very interesting premise for a book. I grew up Catholic and have always had an interest in the mythology behind angels, so I was very curious about this idea of filling in the gaps after Adam and Eve were exiled from the Garden. Unfortunately, I read the sample of the book on Kindle and I was not impressed. I think the idea is still great, but the execution seems rough. The modern tone of the dialogue kept jarring me out of the story. Otherwise, the only things that stood out to me that took away from the story are things that could easily be fixed in a second edition printing, like using footnotes for the references instead of leaving them in the text of the story.

BB Ombayo · Post by **BB Ombayo** » 11 Jun 2020, 05:08

Officialboluwatife wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 16:11 I will like to rate the book well. This is because I love learning new things and gathering knowledge. I won't recommend this book to non-religious people because it can give them another perspective or what Christianity really is.

Is don't understand, what other perspective? Whereas I haven't read the book, I have gathered from the review that nothing written in the Bible has been changed. I therefore don't see how it will change anyone's perspective of Christianity

Mutai_ · Post by **Mutai_** » 11 Jun 2020, 09:36

I give it a three out of four stars rating because of its claim that God is still learning. I found it very intriguing and fascinating because of the author's ability to fill some 'gaps' in the Bible. For instance, the Bible doesn't state the people who aided in building the ark. Not that I fully agree with the author but at least, it's quite substantial

Marion Jepkosgei · Post by **Marion Jepkosgei** » 11 Jun 2020, 11:45

There's no single part of the book I didn't like. To be honest, Killing Abel really shed a light on my understanding of Genesis. I loved how Tieman evoked our emotions regarding happenings in the Bible most people think they can't relate to.

I would definitely recommend this to readers of all kinds. This book is a gem. It helps us understand how to deal with doubt, decision making and leadership.

Divergent_2020 · Post by **Divergent_2020** » 11 Jun 2020, 13:40

I was a little skeptical before picking it up because am not religious at all. So reading a book that has stories derived from Bible was surprisingly interesting.
It was overall a good read.

Coud · Post by **Coud** » 11 Jun 2020, 16:21

Nelson Chocha wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 09:57 The Bible is a collection of sacred texts or scriptures. Varying parts of the Bible are considered to be a product of divine inspiration and a record of the relationship between God and humans by Christians, Jews, Samaritans, and Rastafari.

The plots in Killing Abel has not changed a single context in the words of the Bible, but the author's imagination fills in the gaps which led to difficult acknowledgement to some of the readers of the Bible. I really think this is the book is amazing, that is why I will rate it 4 out of 4 stars.

I love this type of book I'm a fan of scriptures and author filling the gaps