Review by Joe Cole -- Who Told You That You Were Naked?
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Review by Joe Cole -- Who Told You That You Were Naked?
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4 out of 4 stars
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Who Told You That You Were Naked? by William E. Comb is definitely an interesting book on the original sin, its substance, the Book of Genesis, faith and salvation.
The structure of the book is very clear and logical. I really liked its introduction, which is refreshing and leads very smoothly to its main subject. The main part begins with the Garden of Eden and the events of the first book of the Bible. It follows with passages from the Old Testament and continues with parts of the New Testament and their intersection. In the closing chapters, the author discusses the understanding of the original sin, personal faith and relationship with God. He argues that following all the Jewish rules or Christian 10 Commandments in detail is more or less impossible and their formal fulfillment does not constitute the real way to salvation.
The text is richly supported with citations and paraphrases. On the other hand, it contains many personal explanations and interpretations. These are mostly based on good arguments, but some of them are a bit perplexing. Since the ways of God cannot be fully grasped by human understanding, this may be tolerable (depending on degree of every reader's rationality). Citations from the Bible are interwoven with the author's openly and deliberately invented description of events, which makes the book more colorful and sparks one's imagination.
The author shares also his personal experience with faith and various supernatural events which concerned directly him and his closest. I found them puzzling and almost unbelievable. On the other hand, these short stories were written like the most common scenes of everyday life and that can make them pretty powerful.
The book is written mostly for practitioners of faith and may be interesting also for people who are trying to strengthen their personal relationships with God and possibly also for specialists who would like to know more about the subject. I would not recommend it for stubborn atheists. Editing was almost flawless with only few typos.
To conclude, I have really enjoyed the book. I liked the imagined background of events, which brought me more in medias res. I enjoyed also the personal touch and the main idea of the book, which I leave to its readers to discover for themselves. At the same time, I was unable to follow or maybe to accept the reasoning of the author regarding some minor issues. If I had a wider scale for evaluation, I would award the book one point below perfect. Since this is not the case, I rate it 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? by William E. Comb is definitely an interesting book on the original sin, its substance, the Book of Genesis, faith and salvation.
The structure of the book is very clear and logical. I really liked its introduction, which is refreshing and leads very smoothly to its main subject. The main part begins with the Garden of Eden and the events of the first book of the Bible. It follows with passages from the Old Testament and continues with parts of the New Testament and their intersection. In the closing chapters, the author discusses the understanding of the original sin, personal faith and relationship with God. He argues that following all the Jewish rules or Christian 10 Commandments in detail is more or less impossible and their formal fulfillment does not constitute the real way to salvation.
The text is richly supported with citations and paraphrases. On the other hand, it contains many personal explanations and interpretations. These are mostly based on good arguments, but some of them are a bit perplexing. Since the ways of God cannot be fully grasped by human understanding, this may be tolerable (depending on degree of every reader's rationality). Citations from the Bible are interwoven with the author's openly and deliberately invented description of events, which makes the book more colorful and sparks one's imagination.
The author shares also his personal experience with faith and various supernatural events which concerned directly him and his closest. I found them puzzling and almost unbelievable. On the other hand, these short stories were written like the most common scenes of everyday life and that can make them pretty powerful.
The book is written mostly for practitioners of faith and may be interesting also for people who are trying to strengthen their personal relationships with God and possibly also for specialists who would like to know more about the subject. I would not recommend it for stubborn atheists. Editing was almost flawless with only few typos.
To conclude, I have really enjoyed the book. I liked the imagined background of events, which brought me more in medias res. I enjoyed also the personal touch and the main idea of the book, which I leave to its readers to discover for themselves. At the same time, I was unable to follow or maybe to accept the reasoning of the author regarding some minor issues. If I had a wider scale for evaluation, I would award the book one point below perfect. Since this is not the case, I rate it 4 out of 4 stars.
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