Review by bluebunny99 -- Who Told You That You Were Naked?
Posted: 18 May 2019, 14:46
[Following is a volunteer review of "Who Told You That You Were Naked?" by William Combs.]
4 out of 4 stars
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Who Told You That You Were Naked? Is, as the other half of the title indicates, A Refreshing Re-examination of the Garden of Eden by William E. Combs. He probes deeper than the average mind into the story of man’s initial years starting from the lives of Adam and Eve in Eden and continuing past the birth and growth of their children to the lives of other characters like Noah who God commanded to build an ark.
This book is divided into ten chapters and at just over 200 pages, it’s relatively short and can easily be completed in a single sitting. The first three chapters examine the lives of Adam and Eve and delve into the repercussions of their actions and their children’s actions on the rest of humanity. Chapter four, five and six explain the reason for the re-examination of Eden, the need for Christ as a redemptive solution and how faith sets us free from sin and death.
Chapters seven through ten tackle the continual walk that faith is, the devil as an adversary and how anyone can rest in the finished work of Christ by responding positively to his call to denounce themselves, take up their cross and follow him.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, not because of the religious connotations it bore, but for the undeniable fact that it went beyond the surface understanding of the story of Eden and sought to reconcile facts that scholars have been dealing with for centuries. As a religious person, I really appreciated the author’s neutral and academic approach to the topic and was pleased to find I learned several new things from this book.
The author sets out several claims many of which had the wheels in my mind turning. One of them was that the nakedness spoken of in the Bible did not refer to a mere lack of clothing but recognition of characteristics (particularly those unique to male and female persons) that made them different. He equally describes three types of death: physical death; when the spirit separates from the body, relational death; when insecurities arise and alienate the participants from each other and spiritual death; separation from the Lord.
I was surprised to find I agreed with several of the author’s claims especially since this wasn't the case a few months ago. I undoubtedly enjoyed that this book made me ponder the story of Eden further and enlightened me to some facts that I may have missed from merely reading the Bible verses.
I can’t think of anything I disliked about this book. It was extremely well researched and professionally edited, I discovered no grammatical or spelling errors. I, therefore, rate this book four out of four stars and heartily recommend it to anyone looking for an exhaustive analysis of the story of Eden.
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4 out of 4 stars
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Who Told You That You Were Naked? Is, as the other half of the title indicates, A Refreshing Re-examination of the Garden of Eden by William E. Combs. He probes deeper than the average mind into the story of man’s initial years starting from the lives of Adam and Eve in Eden and continuing past the birth and growth of their children to the lives of other characters like Noah who God commanded to build an ark.
This book is divided into ten chapters and at just over 200 pages, it’s relatively short and can easily be completed in a single sitting. The first three chapters examine the lives of Adam and Eve and delve into the repercussions of their actions and their children’s actions on the rest of humanity. Chapter four, five and six explain the reason for the re-examination of Eden, the need for Christ as a redemptive solution and how faith sets us free from sin and death.
Chapters seven through ten tackle the continual walk that faith is, the devil as an adversary and how anyone can rest in the finished work of Christ by responding positively to his call to denounce themselves, take up their cross and follow him.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, not because of the religious connotations it bore, but for the undeniable fact that it went beyond the surface understanding of the story of Eden and sought to reconcile facts that scholars have been dealing with for centuries. As a religious person, I really appreciated the author’s neutral and academic approach to the topic and was pleased to find I learned several new things from this book.
The author sets out several claims many of which had the wheels in my mind turning. One of them was that the nakedness spoken of in the Bible did not refer to a mere lack of clothing but recognition of characteristics (particularly those unique to male and female persons) that made them different. He equally describes three types of death: physical death; when the spirit separates from the body, relational death; when insecurities arise and alienate the participants from each other and spiritual death; separation from the Lord.
I was surprised to find I agreed with several of the author’s claims especially since this wasn't the case a few months ago. I undoubtedly enjoyed that this book made me ponder the story of Eden further and enlightened me to some facts that I may have missed from merely reading the Bible verses.
I can’t think of anything I disliked about this book. It was extremely well researched and professionally edited, I discovered no grammatical or spelling errors. I, therefore, rate this book four out of four stars and heartily recommend it to anyone looking for an exhaustive analysis of the story of Eden.
******
Who Told You That You Were Naked?
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