Re: [asa] Query about a Genesis commentary

> Some time back, someone on the list mentioned a commentary on the
> early chapters of Genesis which dealt in detail with the word-play in
> the Hebrew that is lost in translation & showed that the word play was
> present to illustrate spiritual truths (indicating thereby that the
> text was figurative rather than literal).  As I recall the poster
> stated that the author of this commentary was sceptical of evolution,
> but not a creationist.
>
> Can anyone recall what the details of this book were?  I'm afraid
> that's all I can remember.
>
> Iain

Based on your description above, that "someone" was probably me. The
book in question is "In the Beginning" by Henri Blocher. Blocher is a
conservative evangelical Hebrew scholar. His book is very accessible
and does a good job of bringing out the nuances of the Hebrew.

Keith

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Received on Tue Sep 4 12:07:14 2007