Review by nel MEL9 -- Who Told You That You Were Naked?
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Review by nel MEL9 -- Who Told You That You Were Naked?
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3 out of 4 stars
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The book Who told you that you were naked? A refreshing reexamination of the Garden of Eden is a dissection of the real meaning of sin. The pastor invites the reader "on a mission to delve into the events through which sin and death entered the world". I personally see it more like a dive into faith itself. If you aren't ready for it, don't read this.
With the risk of stating the obvious, I would like to inform you that this is a religious book made by a Presbyterian minister. This is not a walk in the park and I strongly recommend this to only a few Christians that have read the Bible and are interested in studies, sermons, religious content and such. A small detail that I want to add is that the author deviates a bit too much. He starts with Adam and Eve but jumps through different parts of the Bible and at the end gets back on track. I would have loved to see a clear start, race and finish...
The core of this thesis is the Book of Genesis, some of Paul's epistles and the Scripture. I liked the introduction until the author began to tie his childhood story to faith and sin. The passage was too abrupt. Also, the personal testimonies interfere with the content itself and have zero veracity for me. I understand that they were meant to exemplify his points but still... As I was reading I really asked myself this questions: Is the writer trying to prove his beliefs or is he analyzing only what he wants? What is his true purpose? What does he want to prove?
Per total, the book is structured into ten chapters, each with subchapters. At the end of each chapter, there is a set of study questions that are supposed to help clear the misconception that sin is a list of forbidden actions and by avoiding them you are safe. But making suppositions isn't helping him clear them. A great minus is the fact that he contradicts himself by calling Jesus, in chapter six, son of Adam and incarnation of God and in the rest of the chapters, son of God. For me, the two terms are very different. Another great minus is the alignment of the study questions and the font change starting at page 157 (174 pdf version). The blank pages are not helping much but I can't count them as mistakes. I would say more but I can't without giving spoilers so for now, I'll stop here.
As much as I want to give the best rating for the overall of the book, I can't. I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. The writing is good and with no critical errors, however, the font change, the blank pages, and some suppositions made me give this book 3 out of 4 stars. I recommend it only to those few people that really read the Bible and question the truths within it.
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3 out of 4 stars
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The book Who told you that you were naked? A refreshing reexamination of the Garden of Eden is a dissection of the real meaning of sin. The pastor invites the reader "on a mission to delve into the events through which sin and death entered the world". I personally see it more like a dive into faith itself. If you aren't ready for it, don't read this.
With the risk of stating the obvious, I would like to inform you that this is a religious book made by a Presbyterian minister. This is not a walk in the park and I strongly recommend this to only a few Christians that have read the Bible and are interested in studies, sermons, religious content and such. A small detail that I want to add is that the author deviates a bit too much. He starts with Adam and Eve but jumps through different parts of the Bible and at the end gets back on track. I would have loved to see a clear start, race and finish...
The core of this thesis is the Book of Genesis, some of Paul's epistles and the Scripture. I liked the introduction until the author began to tie his childhood story to faith and sin. The passage was too abrupt. Also, the personal testimonies interfere with the content itself and have zero veracity for me. I understand that they were meant to exemplify his points but still... As I was reading I really asked myself this questions: Is the writer trying to prove his beliefs or is he analyzing only what he wants? What is his true purpose? What does he want to prove?
Per total, the book is structured into ten chapters, each with subchapters. At the end of each chapter, there is a set of study questions that are supposed to help clear the misconception that sin is a list of forbidden actions and by avoiding them you are safe. But making suppositions isn't helping him clear them. A great minus is the fact that he contradicts himself by calling Jesus, in chapter six, son of Adam and incarnation of God and in the rest of the chapters, son of God. For me, the two terms are very different. Another great minus is the alignment of the study questions and the font change starting at page 157 (174 pdf version). The blank pages are not helping much but I can't count them as mistakes. I would say more but I can't without giving spoilers so for now, I'll stop here.
As much as I want to give the best rating for the overall of the book, I can't. I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. The writing is good and with no critical errors, however, the font change, the blank pages, and some suppositions made me give this book 3 out of 4 stars. I recommend it only to those few people that really read the Bible and question the truths within it.
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