Original Sinners
Why Genesis Still Matters
$31.10
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2010
Summary
In this vivid, original interpretation of Genesis, former Episcopal priest John R. Coats takes readers on a journey through the ancient text, inviting them to see its characters in a new light, not as religious icons, but as people whose day-to-day concerns, triumphs, and failures are like our own.
In Coats’s telling, the relationships of Cain and Abel, Jacob and Esau, Rachel and Leah, and Joseph and his brothers take on stunning contemporary relevance as these characters find themsel…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781439102107 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1439102104 |
| Author: | John R. Coats |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | The Free Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2010 |
| Weight: | 315g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“This engaging, well-written retelling of the Genesis story…uses conclusions of modern biblical criticism to emphasize the human story of the biblical narrative as myth from which nonreligious and religious alike can gain psychological insight and wisdom… His contemporary life comparisons [are] enlightening… Readers…will revel in his insights.” –Library Journal
John R. Coats
John R. Coats holds master’s degrees from Virginia Theological Seminary (Episcopal) and Bennington College Writing Seminars. A former parish priest, he was a principal speaker and seminar leader for the More to Life training program in the United States, Great Britain, and South Africa, and an independent management consultant. Coats was involved with the program from 1981 to 1995; as a senior trainer, he lead over 300 weekend intensives, working with about 30,000 people, and today remains well connected with the program as well as with people he worked in such places as California, London, South Africa, Knoxville, Atlanta and Houston. He lives with his wife, Pamela, in Houston, Texas.
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