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Review by Benedict Mburu -- Who Told You That You Were N...

4 out of 4 stars
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Who Told You That You Were Naked? A Refreshing Reexamination of the Garden of Eden is a thought provoking analysis of the nature of sin by Reverend William E. Combs. In this book, Reverend Combs takes the reader back to the Garden of Eden to dissect how sin came into the world, and how faith in Jesus Christ is the only way to Combat this “enemy crouching at the door.”
To begin, I will risk starting the obvious fact that this is a nonfiction Christian book. I would only recommend this book to Christians who have basic understanding of the referenced material, or at least those who have studied the Bible. The content focuses heavily upon the book of Genesis, but also draws quite a bit from Paul’s and other portions of scripture.
One of the main points of this book is that Christians need to reexamine the popular notion of sin, which is typically perceived as a laundry list of misdeeds that can be overcome by simply committing them less often. Reverend Combs shatters shatters this misconception (and a few others) by using specific examples from the Bible to back up his points. Additionally, he provides detailed fictional accounts of what life may have been like for Adam, Eve, and other that help the leader understand them on a more personal level. Christians with a more orthodox viewpoint might balk at this stories, but I personally found them to be helpful and enjoyable. The ending of each chapter contain a list of questions that recap the main point. In addition to reinforcing the information, this question could also be great discussion starters, making this book an excellent choice for a group.
I also enjoyed reading the many personal testimonies that Reverend Combs provided as practical examples of scripture. Some of them pointed beautiful scenes in my head while others were downright frightening, but all of them were relevant to the specific points that they emphasized. The writing within this book is quite good, and free of major errors. However the font changed several times throughout the book, which I did find it strange.
This book I find it to be both interesting and insightful, and I award it 4 out of 4 stars. This book is excellent for the Christians reader who wishes to study the Bible of Genesis in more detail. It’s quite an interesting book taking me back to my school days doing Bible. I like this book.
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