Creation and Fall Temptation: Two Biblical Studies

Creation and Fall Temptation: Two Biblical Studies

In this enlightening study, renowned twentieth-century theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer offers a careful textual analysis of the story of creation, approaching the biblical tale of Genesis with the eye of a philosopher and the soul of a true Christian.

â€œCreation and Fallâ€ is Bonhoefferâ€™s lucid, brilliant analysis of the first three chapters of Genesis. Here he discusses the seeming scientific naivetÃ© behind the creation story, Godâ€™s love and goodness, and humanityâ€™s creation, its free will, and its blessedness. Bonhoeffer also tackles difficult questions that are raised from the first book of the Bible, questions about the seemingly redundant second story of creation, about Godâ€™s own beginning, about the source of the light that was created the first day. The author then expounds upon Adam and Eveâ€™s fall from grace: How could they, creatures made in Godâ€™s image, have thought to oppose God so foully? Where did the first evil come from? How did humanity lose its right to live in paradise?

In â€œTemptation,â€ Bonhoeffer questions how temptation appeared in the midst of Edenâ€™s innocence, and he explores the very nature of evil. Bonhoeffer explains that Jesus Christ helps us to understand and conquer physical and spiritual temptation through His grace and goodness.
Country USA
Brand Touchstone
Manufacturer Touchstone
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780684825878
ReleaseDate 1997-03-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780684825878

Country	USA
Brand	Touchstone
Manufacturer	Touchstone
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780684825878
ReleaseDate	1997-03-12
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780684825878

Creation and Fall Temptation: Two Biblical Studies

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