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Review of Killing Abel
[Following is a volunteer review of "Killing Abel" by Michael Tieman.]
M. Tieman walks us through the events of the Bible, beginning with Genesis chapter 1 and concluding with the extinction of man. He exposed his reader to an alternative vision of God's creation through a fictional story based on the biblical interpretation he named "God's Openness." It is interesting to note that he was able to relate genuine events with fictional but logical texts using prose and imagination of how things went during creation until the days of Noah.
As evidenced by their dialogue in the Garden of Eden, Lucifer was a keeper of knowledge and power. He knew more than Eve did, and he had access to what Eve was not allowed to know. I learned that, as humans, we are tempted to taste whatever looks appealing at first sight. He demonstrated to Eve how tasty the fruit was. Lucifer was above Eve in some aspects but under her in the Godhead order. Eve was ready to defy Adam's admonition not to eat from the tree of knowledge and evil when she realized that knowledge didn't harm Lucifer.
Why was Lucifer there in the first place? Was it appropriate for him to be permitted to be with individuals who were less than two weeks old? Tieman claims that Lucifer was the angel sent by God to answer Adam and Eve's basic concerns about everyday existence. Is this possible? I'm not sure how true it is. He knows the man will be able to select as a result of this. What would motivate God to create such a plan? This may be "God's openness," though.
Enoch vanished and his body was never found. Why would God entrust the salvation of mankind to Noah and his family? Was he the only one found capable of handling the project of building an ark? Why did he decide to wipe mankind from the face of the planet after stating on the sixth day of creation that everything he made was good? Killing Abel does give some answers to these problems, but I am not pleased. When it comes to celestial matters, we can only speculate.
I previously stated that the main difficulty we all face in marriage stemmed from the first marriage on Earth, with the curse imposed on both Adam and Eve focusing on what would cause fiction. God stated to the man, "The earth will be cursed because of you, and you will struggle to provide for yourself and your family," and to the woman, "Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you." This is where the issue arises: how can a man rule over his wife if he cannot provide for his family? Will a woman submit to the authority of a man who is struggling to provide for her?
This book is extremely well-edited, and I found no reason to dislike it. The sections were well organized. I learned a lot about the relationship between God and man and marriage. For these reasons, I give it a rating of 3 out of 4 stars and recommend it to anyone interested in knowing more about God's intentions for man.
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Killing Abel
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M. Tieman walks us through the events of the Bible, beginning with Genesis chapter 1 and concluding with the extinction of man. He exposed his reader to an alternative vision of God's creation through a fictional story based on the biblical interpretation he named "God's Openness." It is interesting to note that he was able to relate genuine events with fictional but logical texts using prose and imagination of how things went during creation until the days of Noah.
As evidenced by their dialogue in the Garden of Eden, Lucifer was a keeper of knowledge and power. He knew more than Eve did, and he had access to what Eve was not allowed to know. I learned that, as humans, we are tempted to taste whatever looks appealing at first sight. He demonstrated to Eve how tasty the fruit was. Lucifer was above Eve in some aspects but under her in the Godhead order. Eve was ready to defy Adam's admonition not to eat from the tree of knowledge and evil when she realized that knowledge didn't harm Lucifer.
Why was Lucifer there in the first place? Was it appropriate for him to be permitted to be with individuals who were less than two weeks old? Tieman claims that Lucifer was the angel sent by God to answer Adam and Eve's basic concerns about everyday existence. Is this possible? I'm not sure how true it is. He knows the man will be able to select as a result of this. What would motivate God to create such a plan? This may be "God's openness," though.
Enoch vanished and his body was never found. Why would God entrust the salvation of mankind to Noah and his family? Was he the only one found capable of handling the project of building an ark? Why did he decide to wipe mankind from the face of the planet after stating on the sixth day of creation that everything he made was good? Killing Abel does give some answers to these problems, but I am not pleased. When it comes to celestial matters, we can only speculate.
I previously stated that the main difficulty we all face in marriage stemmed from the first marriage on Earth, with the curse imposed on both Adam and Eve focusing on what would cause fiction. God stated to the man, "The earth will be cursed because of you, and you will struggle to provide for yourself and your family," and to the woman, "Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you." This is where the issue arises: how can a man rule over his wife if he cannot provide for his family? Will a woman submit to the authority of a man who is struggling to provide for her?
This book is extremely well-edited, and I found no reason to dislike it. The sections were well organized. I learned a lot about the relationship between God and man and marriage. For these reasons, I give it a rating of 3 out of 4 stars and recommend it to anyone interested in knowing more about God's intentions for man.
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Killing Abel
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on Smashwords
Latest Review: Killing Abel by Michael Tieman
