In the Beginning: A New Interpretation of Genesis

ISBN-13: 9780099555476 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 192 str.

Karen Armstrong

Opis

'In the Beginning' offers a compelling introduction to Genesis, with the NRSV version of the text itself published for ease of reference. Armstrong analyses the human relationships depicted, showing Genesis to be more about separation than sin.

Recenzje

Both humble and generous, Karen Armstrong rescues Genesis from purely literary criticism by seeing it as a collection of rather baffling teaching stories, and argues forcefully that we have to struggle for the meanings embedded in the often mysterious text, much as Jacob wrestled all night with God in the shape of an angel. Independent

O autorze

Karen Armstrong is one of the world's leading commentators on religious affairs. She spent seven years as a Roman Catholic nun but left her teaching order in 1969 to read English at St Anne's College, Oxford. In 1982, she became a full-time writer and broadcaster. She is the author of sixteen books and has been awarded with honours and prizes across the globe, including the British Academy's inaugural Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize for improving transcultural understanding in 2013.