Based on Walter Brueggemann’s commentary Genesis, Beginnings offers a fresh look at familiar biblical stories. Discussions of creation, human rebellion, and the Flood open new perspectives on today’s questions of faith and life. The experiences of Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph speak to those seeking to live responsibly and faithfully in the world today.
Contents
Introduction
The “Pre-History”: Sovereign Call of God
- The Creation of the World
- The Rebellion of Humankind
- Cain, Abel, and God
- The Flood and New Creation
The Abraham Narrative: The Embraced Call of God
- The Promise of God
- The Faith of Abraham
- A New Righteousness
- The Testing and Providing
The Jacob Narrative: The Conflicted Call of God
- Jacob’s Conflict with Esau
- Jacob’s Encounter with God and Laban
- Jacob at the Jabbok
The Joseph Narrative: The Hidden Call of God
- The Dream of Joseph
- The Fulfillment and Resolution of the Dream
