Review of Killing Abel
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Review of Killing Abel
[Following is a volunteer review of "Killing Abel" by Michael Tieman.]
The book Killing Abel by Michael Tieman is a fiction story that summarized and also tried to fill the gap in the scriptures from the fall of man in the garden of Eden as recorded in the book of Genesis to the time when God destroyed the earth with water using Noah and his family as an escape route to the new world. The storyline expanded the first seven chapters of the book of Genesis and tried to fill the generational gap through an insightful story. Michael Tieman explained in-depth how man fell in the garden of Eden, the role the serpent, the devil, Adam and eve played in the scenario and how procreation started. The book also went further by stating how Cain was obsessed with the tree of knowledge and also how he killed his brother, Abel and how this singular act brought a curse into his life, which was also accompanied by the Mark as stated in the scriptures. The last part of the book contained an account of Noah building the ark alongside his children and Methuselah, his grandfather.
At first, I do not want to read the book, thinking that it contradicts or blaspheme the Holy Scripture, however, reading the book proved my thought wrong. A few things stood out for me in the book. First, I love the way Michael Tieman isolated some incidences in the bible and build a storyline around it and this expanded my understanding of the Holy Bible through its exposition, knowledge-based writing and expounding things that the bible was silent about, especially the case of City of Man (Nod), Methuselah helping Noah in building the ark. While the bible only made mention of the age of Methuselah, the book expanded on the good role he played. Second, the book, through the deep thinking of the author helped me to relate more with the scripture as it explained generations in context and the role they played in the human race. Third, it also broadens my understanding of the reason why the Father (God) destroyed the earth in the first place with the flood; one of the reasons was that the earth was made for men not alongside the giants, wiping the earth will clear away the giants and have a fresh breed of humans.
However, using the same name for two different characters is one of the things that I am not convenient with. The square of Adam has a man called Enoch and also the City of Man has a man called Enoch. Having the same name created in me a level of confusion but later I had to stick to the progression of the story to understand the role each of them played. Also, while the author was trying to bridge the gap in the bible, a few things did not align well with the holy bible, like Eva being the first child of Adam and Eve. Also, the latter part of the book, especially the last two chapters, was not well arranged, as I was lost in thought and I was unable to connect well with the occasion of the flood and the conversation between Abel and Godfather.
The message portrayed in this book is the role of the Father (God) and his compassionate love for humanity. Also, the book teaches a lesson on being a good parent in which Cain was not one to his children and this sprang up more iniquities which he later regretted. Therefore, I recommend this book to parents, and lovers of God, among others.
The book is well written, although no book is error-free as I found a few errors and grammatical mistakes, but this did not hinder me from rating the book well. Therefore, I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars.
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Killing Abel
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The book Killing Abel by Michael Tieman is a fiction story that summarized and also tried to fill the gap in the scriptures from the fall of man in the garden of Eden as recorded in the book of Genesis to the time when God destroyed the earth with water using Noah and his family as an escape route to the new world. The storyline expanded the first seven chapters of the book of Genesis and tried to fill the generational gap through an insightful story. Michael Tieman explained in-depth how man fell in the garden of Eden, the role the serpent, the devil, Adam and eve played in the scenario and how procreation started. The book also went further by stating how Cain was obsessed with the tree of knowledge and also how he killed his brother, Abel and how this singular act brought a curse into his life, which was also accompanied by the Mark as stated in the scriptures. The last part of the book contained an account of Noah building the ark alongside his children and Methuselah, his grandfather.
At first, I do not want to read the book, thinking that it contradicts or blaspheme the Holy Scripture, however, reading the book proved my thought wrong. A few things stood out for me in the book. First, I love the way Michael Tieman isolated some incidences in the bible and build a storyline around it and this expanded my understanding of the Holy Bible through its exposition, knowledge-based writing and expounding things that the bible was silent about, especially the case of City of Man (Nod), Methuselah helping Noah in building the ark. While the bible only made mention of the age of Methuselah, the book expanded on the good role he played. Second, the book, through the deep thinking of the author helped me to relate more with the scripture as it explained generations in context and the role they played in the human race. Third, it also broadens my understanding of the reason why the Father (God) destroyed the earth in the first place with the flood; one of the reasons was that the earth was made for men not alongside the giants, wiping the earth will clear away the giants and have a fresh breed of humans.
However, using the same name for two different characters is one of the things that I am not convenient with. The square of Adam has a man called Enoch and also the City of Man has a man called Enoch. Having the same name created in me a level of confusion but later I had to stick to the progression of the story to understand the role each of them played. Also, while the author was trying to bridge the gap in the bible, a few things did not align well with the holy bible, like Eva being the first child of Adam and Eve. Also, the latter part of the book, especially the last two chapters, was not well arranged, as I was lost in thought and I was unable to connect well with the occasion of the flood and the conversation between Abel and Godfather.
The message portrayed in this book is the role of the Father (God) and his compassionate love for humanity. Also, the book teaches a lesson on being a good parent in which Cain was not one to his children and this sprang up more iniquities which he later regretted. Therefore, I recommend this book to parents, and lovers of God, among others.
The book is well written, although no book is error-free as I found a few errors and grammatical mistakes, but this did not hinder me from rating the book well. Therefore, I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars.
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Killing Abel
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on Smashwords
