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Review by Knowport -- Who Told You That You Were Naked?
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3 out of 4 stars
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“WHO TOLD YOU, YOU WERE NAKED (A Refreshing reexamination of the Garden of Eden)”, is a book written by Mr. William E. Combs, in the year 2016; published by Carpenter’s son publishing. It is a book that, simplifies man’s existence from the beginning; as well as the place and origination of companionship. It also details the origin of the fallen state of the generic man; starting from the Garden of Eden. In this book, Mr. Combs didn’t just write about how man fell, but in an amazing detail, he brought to the fore, a way of escape or redemption.
There is a foundational element of every wonderful, written work. As foundational as this element is, it is also the grand yardstick with which every literary piece is judged or assessed. Succinctly put, this element is creativity. Of course, the creativity here basically lies in the usage of words, delivery of intended message – clarity. And also the strictness in sticking to the preferred genre(s). All these (and possibly more) put together, make up a ‘great’ or ‘bad’ book.
Coming from the introduction, one can unequivocally say the writer’s work, is in conformity with certain forms of creativity, aforementioned. One thing is obvious; the writer was creative in his use of words. He so beautifully weaved the words together, that one can’t help but applaud his literary prowess. But as regards this book’s conformity with other forms of creativity earlier mentioned? I am not in the affirmative. For instance, the author; though beautifully chose his words, sounded more poetic earlier, than needed, for this perceived genre. ‘Too much description’, can be said of the introduction. In essence, the introduction barely gives a clear insight, into what the book should actually hold.
For one who has never heard of the story of Adam and the Garden of Eden, reading into the first chapter, will merely leave the individual literarily smiling at the beautifully colored scenery, whilst not knowing the original flow of thought. In that regard, the author scores so high. But again, there seems to be a conflict of genre. Such that the book can hardly be said to purely fit into the ‘nonfiction’ genre. There is no gainsaying the fact that, the vignettes implored, were applaud-deserving. But then, its repetition initially, almost watered down the message. More so, Adam didn’t just fly into Eden; he was a product of a process of creation. And God didn’t just get to know of Adam’s loneliness, after His discussion with the lad, that afternoon. Of course, these submissions flow from the original idea of the story of; ‘Adam and Eve and Eden’, which I believe this book is predicated upon.
At this point, I will implore intending readers to eschew impatience in reading this book; as the author has an inductive and interesting treatment ahead. Albeit Mr. Combs; the author, wrote from a personalized point of view, his; submissions, interpretations and explanations in this book, are exhaustive.
From the preceding chapter; chapter two, the author was soundly inductive in bringing to bear, man’s fallen state and figurative nakedness. He went ahead to elaborately explain the events that led to that, as well as the generational significance of that ‘nakedness’. Also in chapter three, a proper context of sin was laid.
The fourth chapter is crowned by the explanation of the subtitle of this book; “A Refreshing Reexamination of the Garden of Eden”. Again, the writer deserves commendation, for carefully explaining, even the minutest detail of what played out in Eden; subsequently driving home, the cardinal message therein.
With the message above, came his exploration of faith and its context. This, according to the chapter, is the redemptive treatment of God to Adam and Eve in the garden, as read in chapter five. Of course, this faith is foundationally expressed in our full acceptance of God’s forgiveness of our sins; regardless of how grievous they are. The author further opines that our expression of faith, also lies in our hearty acceptance of the biblical phrase ; “Freed indeed” ; taking into cognizance, Jesus’ finished work on the cross. The manner of the treatment of the subject matter, presupposes that the reader, will be glad to have read through the sixth chapter.
For us to gain that status of redemption, there is an elementary requirement; being born again. And to be able to remain or live in that reality, we must keep walking in The Way; which entails a whole lot, as explained in chapter seven.
Living in that reality and in the face of certain oddities, there is need for the realization of the ‘actual’ elements of the apparent ‘obstruction. Digesting the content of the 8th chapter will leave the reader in full understanding of those facts.
As agreed by William combs; the whole reality doesn’t solely boil down to endless wrestling and continuous struggles; there a place of Rest. Unfortunately, this concept of ‘rest’ has often been misconstrued. But in the 9th chapter, the veil of misconstruction over that concept, was removed, and the actual import, revealed.
With Jesus as our ultimate rest, there is an explicit injunction to ‘Follow’, if the ‘Status’ earlier explained, must be maintained. And on this note, the author ends this beautiful book in the tenth chapter.
I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars.
The reason for my rating of this book is clear. This book was written in such a profound manner of simplicity, such that comprehension wouldn’t be difficult. It also gives certain insights too: exactly why I rate it 3 out of 4 stars. I didn’t rate it a 2 out 4 stars simply because the quality of the writing, stands above average. More so, this book wasn’t rated 4 out of 4 stars by me because, some grammatical constructions were apparently confusing; even the vignettes used, almost erased certain cardinal facts.
More so, folks are hereby enjoined, to get a copy; each one.
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3 out of 4 stars
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“WHO TOLD YOU, YOU WERE NAKED (A Refreshing reexamination of the Garden of Eden)”, is a book written by Mr. William E. Combs, in the year 2016; published by Carpenter’s son publishing. It is a book that, simplifies man’s existence from the beginning; as well as the place and origination of companionship. It also details the origin of the fallen state of the generic man; starting from the Garden of Eden. In this book, Mr. Combs didn’t just write about how man fell, but in an amazing detail, he brought to the fore, a way of escape or redemption.
There is a foundational element of every wonderful, written work. As foundational as this element is, it is also the grand yardstick with which every literary piece is judged or assessed. Succinctly put, this element is creativity. Of course, the creativity here basically lies in the usage of words, delivery of intended message – clarity. And also the strictness in sticking to the preferred genre(s). All these (and possibly more) put together, make up a ‘great’ or ‘bad’ book.
Coming from the introduction, one can unequivocally say the writer’s work, is in conformity with certain forms of creativity, aforementioned. One thing is obvious; the writer was creative in his use of words. He so beautifully weaved the words together, that one can’t help but applaud his literary prowess. But as regards this book’s conformity with other forms of creativity earlier mentioned? I am not in the affirmative. For instance, the author; though beautifully chose his words, sounded more poetic earlier, than needed, for this perceived genre. ‘Too much description’, can be said of the introduction. In essence, the introduction barely gives a clear insight, into what the book should actually hold.
For one who has never heard of the story of Adam and the Garden of Eden, reading into the first chapter, will merely leave the individual literarily smiling at the beautifully colored scenery, whilst not knowing the original flow of thought. In that regard, the author scores so high. But again, there seems to be a conflict of genre. Such that the book can hardly be said to purely fit into the ‘nonfiction’ genre. There is no gainsaying the fact that, the vignettes implored, were applaud-deserving. But then, its repetition initially, almost watered down the message. More so, Adam didn’t just fly into Eden; he was a product of a process of creation. And God didn’t just get to know of Adam’s loneliness, after His discussion with the lad, that afternoon. Of course, these submissions flow from the original idea of the story of; ‘Adam and Eve and Eden’, which I believe this book is predicated upon.
At this point, I will implore intending readers to eschew impatience in reading this book; as the author has an inductive and interesting treatment ahead. Albeit Mr. Combs; the author, wrote from a personalized point of view, his; submissions, interpretations and explanations in this book, are exhaustive.
From the preceding chapter; chapter two, the author was soundly inductive in bringing to bear, man’s fallen state and figurative nakedness. He went ahead to elaborately explain the events that led to that, as well as the generational significance of that ‘nakedness’. Also in chapter three, a proper context of sin was laid.
The fourth chapter is crowned by the explanation of the subtitle of this book; “A Refreshing Reexamination of the Garden of Eden”. Again, the writer deserves commendation, for carefully explaining, even the minutest detail of what played out in Eden; subsequently driving home, the cardinal message therein.
With the message above, came his exploration of faith and its context. This, according to the chapter, is the redemptive treatment of God to Adam and Eve in the garden, as read in chapter five. Of course, this faith is foundationally expressed in our full acceptance of God’s forgiveness of our sins; regardless of how grievous they are. The author further opines that our expression of faith, also lies in our hearty acceptance of the biblical phrase ; “Freed indeed” ; taking into cognizance, Jesus’ finished work on the cross. The manner of the treatment of the subject matter, presupposes that the reader, will be glad to have read through the sixth chapter.
For us to gain that status of redemption, there is an elementary requirement; being born again. And to be able to remain or live in that reality, we must keep walking in The Way; which entails a whole lot, as explained in chapter seven.
Living in that reality and in the face of certain oddities, there is need for the realization of the ‘actual’ elements of the apparent ‘obstruction. Digesting the content of the 8th chapter will leave the reader in full understanding of those facts.
As agreed by William combs; the whole reality doesn’t solely boil down to endless wrestling and continuous struggles; there a place of Rest. Unfortunately, this concept of ‘rest’ has often been misconstrued. But in the 9th chapter, the veil of misconstruction over that concept, was removed, and the actual import, revealed.
With Jesus as our ultimate rest, there is an explicit injunction to ‘Follow’, if the ‘Status’ earlier explained, must be maintained. And on this note, the author ends this beautiful book in the tenth chapter.
I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars.
The reason for my rating of this book is clear. This book was written in such a profound manner of simplicity, such that comprehension wouldn’t be difficult. It also gives certain insights too: exactly why I rate it 3 out of 4 stars. I didn’t rate it a 2 out 4 stars simply because the quality of the writing, stands above average. More so, this book wasn’t rated 4 out of 4 stars by me because, some grammatical constructions were apparently confusing; even the vignettes used, almost erased certain cardinal facts.
More so, folks are hereby enjoined, to get a copy; each one.
******
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