In the Beginning by Karen Armstrong (1996, Hardcover) 
In the Beginning by Karen Armstrong (1996, Hardcover)

 
In the Beginning by Karen Armstrong (1996, Hardcover)

Author: Karen Armstrong
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
Publication Date: 1996-09-01
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0679450890
ISBN-13: 9780679450894
Product ID: EPID932374
Description: Karen Armstrong traces the general movement of the Book of Genesis and its great themes, looks at these stories in detail, and demonstrates why they work to illustrate the human quest for meaning.
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Synopsis
Karen Armstrong traces the general movement of the Book of Genesis and its great themes, looks at these stories in detail, and demonstrates why they work to illustrate the human quest for meaning.

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Publication Date:1996-09-01

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Length:195 pages
Height:8.3 in
Width:6.0 in
Thickness:1.0 in
Weight:12.8 oz

Publisher's Note
In this fascinating book by the author of A History of God and Jerusalem, one of the best-known and least-understood books of the Bible is clarified for modern readers. Armstrong shows readers how the ancient tales of the Creation, the Fall, Cain and Abel, Noah, Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph illuminate our most profound and impenetrable problems.

The power of Genesis lies in its stories, especially those of the creation, the Fall, Cain and Abel, Noah, Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph. Armstrong traces the grand design of Genesis and its great themes, examines its stories in fascinating detail, and shows why and how they work so well to illustrate the human quest for meaning. We discover how these ancient tales illuminate our most profound and intractable problems: our struggle with evil, with obtuseness, with cowardice, and particularly with the difficulty of facing up to the consequences of our past actions. Most significantly, Armstrong makes clear how the stories in Genesis can help us to relate - morally - to our own personal histories in our strivings to make ourselves whole, and to grasp why the struggle itself is worthwhile even if its goal is never fully achieved.

Industry Reviews
"Karen Armstrong's 'In the Beginning' is a remarkable piece of modern biblical commentary. It is accessible, succinct, well written and thought provoking."
Boston Book Review - Christian Zabriskie (10/19/1996)

'A former nun, she has the intellect and spirit of someone freed from ecclesiastical restraints, making passionate arguments and calling them as she sees them."
San Francisco Chronicle - Don Lattin

"She keeps our encounter with the pages of 'Genesis', and their human and and divine characters, direct and vitals."
Zabriskie

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