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Genesis, Volume 2 (College Press NIV Commentary) Hardcover – March 1, 2009

by Paul J. Kissling (Author)
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This section of Genesis differs from chapters 1-11 in two main ways. First, it deals with the chosen family, the precursor to the nation of Israel. Second, it focuses much more on the lives of individual characters who come to life on its pages. A predominant theme in this section of Genesis is the concept of election or chosenness, referring to Gods choice of particular individuals as the human channels of his blessing to the entire world. Often Gods choice runs counter to the human choice. Isaac is chosen over Lot and Ishmael. Jacob is chosen over Esau. The chosen nation descends from a series of individuals chosen for other reasons than their order of birth or expected social status. Israel is a chosen nation descended from the unlikely and improbable choices that God made of individuals. This theme of Gods surprising choices binds the narratives of Genesis together and hints at the humility that the chosen nation Israel must have toward their own election.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ College Press Publishing Company, Inc. (March 1, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 624 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0899008763
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0899008769
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.15 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.6 inches
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Paul J. Kissling

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Paul Kissling is a Hebrew Bible Scholar who received his doctorate from the Department of Biblical Studies, University of Sheffield under the supervision of David Clines. He is currently Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages and Research Director at TCMI Institute, living at its western European base of operations near Vienna, Austria called Haus Edelweiss. He has taught in more than 30 countries. Paul is an ordained minister (having served local congregations for 13 years in a full-time capacity), an elder, an editor, and an author of four books and many chapters and articles in scholarly and popular publications. Paul and his wife Cathy have two adult sons, two-daughter-in-laws, one grandson and one granddaughter.

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Charles R. Harvey
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent study for Genesis
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2015
This book is a part of the College Press NIV Commentary series. The series is very good and has a strong consistency in the writing and format between the various books and authors. This commentary is divided into two volumes (Chapters 1-11:26, and Chapter 11:27-50). Both volumes are from the same author’ Paul Kissling and for the purposes of this review I will treat both volumes in one review.

Both books have an introduction, outline and bibliography for further study. The commentary text is in the traditional verse by verse format. All comments are based on the NIV text, but is just as useful when using other versions. The writing is thorough but simply stated. There are footnotes for further explanation of certain ideas, and important Hebrew words are explained in the text. The Hebrew words are shown in the Hebrew alphabet and spelled phonetically as well. This is most helpful for those of us who never studied Hebrew. The author also shows the weakness of the NIV in relation to the original language in places where it may be an issue. This does not occur so often that it becomes a distraction and in fact seems to help clarify the meaning of the original text.

The writing is in depth and thorough without being bogged down by being excessively academic. They are in fact written for a more general, popular audience, and would be just as useful for the occasional Bible class teacher as it is for the more studied folk. If you had to teach a class on Genesis with only one resource, this would be a good candidate for that one source.

The publisher, College Press, also published the Bible Study Textbook series which is now out of print and can be downloaded for free from the publisher's website in pdf form.
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