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Review by Rogerjoss -- Who Told You That You Were Naked?
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2 out of 4 stars
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Who Told You That You Were Naked? which has been written by William E Combs and published by Carpenter’s Son Publishing proved to be something of a disappointment to me. Brought up as a Catholic, I have for many years been interested and troubled by the problem of evil in the world, wondering how it can be that some people are capable of inflicting horrendous cruelty on their fellow human beings. The sub-title (A Refreshing Re-examination of the Garden of Eden) encouraged me to read the Doctor Combs’ work, and I was hoping to gain a fresh insight into the origins of sin, the banishment from the Garden of Eden, and the existence of evil.
The book is well written, and the description of the Garden of Eden at the time of the original transgression creates a really vivid picture. The author undoubtedly has a gift for evoking a scene in his reader’s mind, and this is evident when he moves on to relate and explain events in the New Testament. Doctor Combs, with his undoubted religious learning, has given the book great authenticity with quotations from scripture and references to religious studies.
With key points being repeated and highlighted in the center of the page the book does rather give the impression of being a sermon; this was something that struck me before I read the biographical notes at the end of the book, where it is confirmed that the idea came from a sermon. The author is obviously a devout and sensitive man of religion, and his accounts of his own personal religious experiences, and those of his wife, and of guidance received from above are interesting, although they may set him slightly apart from those with a less spiritual outlook.
I rate this book 2 out of 4 stars: my disappointment arises chiefly from the fact that the account of events in the Garden of Eden is not much more than a repeat of the Genesis account, albeit very brightly lit, and does not cast any great new insight into the evolution of humankind, and the expulsion from the Garden. I wonder what would be the reaction of scientists, archaeologists and anthropologists to the Doctor Combs’ acceptance of this version.
Who Told You That You Were Naked? in fact goes beyond being just the re-examination of the Garden of Eden indicated by the subtitle, and may well encourage the general reader as well as religious and biblical scholars to explore further the Testaments both Old and New. The layout of the text, using indentation of the references, and the inclusion of chapter and verse will undoubtedly prove to be a great help in any further study.
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2 out of 4 stars
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Who Told You That You Were Naked? which has been written by William E Combs and published by Carpenter’s Son Publishing proved to be something of a disappointment to me. Brought up as a Catholic, I have for many years been interested and troubled by the problem of evil in the world, wondering how it can be that some people are capable of inflicting horrendous cruelty on their fellow human beings. The sub-title (A Refreshing Re-examination of the Garden of Eden) encouraged me to read the Doctor Combs’ work, and I was hoping to gain a fresh insight into the origins of sin, the banishment from the Garden of Eden, and the existence of evil.
The book is well written, and the description of the Garden of Eden at the time of the original transgression creates a really vivid picture. The author undoubtedly has a gift for evoking a scene in his reader’s mind, and this is evident when he moves on to relate and explain events in the New Testament. Doctor Combs, with his undoubted religious learning, has given the book great authenticity with quotations from scripture and references to religious studies.
With key points being repeated and highlighted in the center of the page the book does rather give the impression of being a sermon; this was something that struck me before I read the biographical notes at the end of the book, where it is confirmed that the idea came from a sermon. The author is obviously a devout and sensitive man of religion, and his accounts of his own personal religious experiences, and those of his wife, and of guidance received from above are interesting, although they may set him slightly apart from those with a less spiritual outlook.
I rate this book 2 out of 4 stars: my disappointment arises chiefly from the fact that the account of events in the Garden of Eden is not much more than a repeat of the Genesis account, albeit very brightly lit, and does not cast any great new insight into the evolution of humankind, and the expulsion from the Garden. I wonder what would be the reaction of scientists, archaeologists and anthropologists to the Doctor Combs’ acceptance of this version.
Who Told You That You Were Naked? in fact goes beyond being just the re-examination of the Garden of Eden indicated by the subtitle, and may well encourage the general reader as well as religious and biblical scholars to explore further the Testaments both Old and New. The layout of the text, using indentation of the references, and the inclusion of chapter and verse will undoubtedly prove to be a great help in any further study.
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