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4 out of 4 stars
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Who Told You That You Were Naked, is a historical non-fiction. William E. Combs takes a logical view of the Garden of Eden. But of course, his dissection was done side by side with the Scriptural references, with a central focus on Adam and Eve. Their actions and in-actions.
Williams is of the opinion that sin is an adversary and there is no occasion of sin without mindset actively involved. But Adam and Eve were so innocent, in fact the said tree had the knowledge of good and evil -- a fact Satan knew! In other words, this is the act to introduce adversary (sin) in man. Should he (Satan) win, it’s a landslide. So no mistakes-- he took his time, planned it, and came up with a superior idea. He knew how much they loved God, if they wanted anything it would be to be like Him. Somehow he managed to manipulate the serpent to deliver the job. Again, whose reasoning could he easily manipulate? He thought -- the weaker one, the woman. It so happened that the serpent urged her continuously with lots of reassuring words. As Eve was busy observing how good the tree could be, and how she would become more like God in knowledge, it never occurred to her that it will forever upset her mind. What followed was curses! …
But again, Williams, has a different analogy of the supposed curses. God didn’t strike them without compassion. In these curses and hardship, a lead to accomplishment was seen. The Pains of child birth-- a very strong bond is built between the mother and child. That is a great sense of accomplishment. The toil in the field brings a great sense of accomplishment in harvest as well.
Lessons of this book are clear and direct. Coherent narration and captivating, I must say. Needing improvement would be the background stories and character introduction. Maybe a reader won’t even notice since it’s a popular story from the scripture.
Even with how popular the story could be, the writer, still knows how to click the right button of suspense. O yes, I expected less but no, he came prepared for this piece. And I think it’s something I like most. The flow was only interrupted towards the middle pages, where refrences almost got it off. That’s what I least like anyway. But in all, this is a great work, a great research and a proper guide. Hence, I, won’t be more willing to rate the book with 4 out of 4 stars.
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4 out of 4 stars
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Who Told You That You Were Naked, is a historical non-fiction. William E. Combs takes a logical view of the Garden of Eden. But of course, his dissection was done side by side with the Scriptural references, with a central focus on Adam and Eve. Their actions and in-actions.
Williams is of the opinion that sin is an adversary and there is no occasion of sin without mindset actively involved. But Adam and Eve were so innocent, in fact the said tree had the knowledge of good and evil -- a fact Satan knew! In other words, this is the act to introduce adversary (sin) in man. Should he (Satan) win, it’s a landslide. So no mistakes-- he took his time, planned it, and came up with a superior idea. He knew how much they loved God, if they wanted anything it would be to be like Him. Somehow he managed to manipulate the serpent to deliver the job. Again, whose reasoning could he easily manipulate? He thought -- the weaker one, the woman. It so happened that the serpent urged her continuously with lots of reassuring words. As Eve was busy observing how good the tree could be, and how she would become more like God in knowledge, it never occurred to her that it will forever upset her mind. What followed was curses! …
But again, Williams, has a different analogy of the supposed curses. God didn’t strike them without compassion. In these curses and hardship, a lead to accomplishment was seen. The Pains of child birth-- a very strong bond is built between the mother and child. That is a great sense of accomplishment. The toil in the field brings a great sense of accomplishment in harvest as well.
Lessons of this book are clear and direct. Coherent narration and captivating, I must say. Needing improvement would be the background stories and character introduction. Maybe a reader won’t even notice since it’s a popular story from the scripture.
Even with how popular the story could be, the writer, still knows how to click the right button of suspense. O yes, I expected less but no, he came prepared for this piece. And I think it’s something I like most. The flow was only interrupted towards the middle pages, where refrences almost got it off. That’s what I least like anyway. But in all, this is a great work, a great research and a proper guide. Hence, I, won’t be more willing to rate the book with 4 out of 4 stars.
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