Review by Ruth Fuller -- Killing Abel by Michael Tieman
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Review by Ruth Fuller -- Killing Abel by Michael Tieman
[Following is a volunteer review of "Killing Abel" by Michael Tieman.]
Killing Abel, by Michael Tieman, is a fictional account of Adam and Eve describing their relationship with each other, and to God. It shows how those relationships were changed via communing with the serpent in the garden and eating the forbidden fruit. The story illustrates their inner struggles with newly acquired concepts, such as guilt and condemnation, which they had never known before. It shows how they were determined to find a remedy for these things. The story also describes how they learn and grow from complete innocence to learning about everything from personal vanity to physical death. The timeline of this story goes from creation until the time of Noah. Tieman offers his own conceptualization of why Cain killed Abel beginning with his perceived reason for the dynamics of their relationship up until the murder. His narrative seems quite realistic and plausible. His thoughts and explanation for where the Nephilim originated are different from any I have heard before.
Tieman seems to take some creative license in his narrative which I personally do not find in my own Bible reading. He tells the reader that Lucifer was sent to provide guidance and protection to the man and woman according to Ezekiel 28:13. He also writes that God said that wisdom would come to the triune Godhead in time. I believe that the Godhead already possessed that wisdom. I do not find Adam and Eve to be as innocent and ignorant as the author seems to make them out to be. He also mentions that the three sons of Noah make up three different races of people. I believe there is only one race, which is the human race.
I feel he accurately depicted Eve, after she ate of the forbidden fruit, to be of one mind and mutual goal with Lucifer. Lucifer was later called Satan. Eve still sensed that something was missing. Satan wanted his own subjects; those who worshiped him instead of God. He wanted Adam and Eve to procreate for him. Eve’s newly opened eyes (in the spiritual sense) supplied her with a sense of family with Satan. Through the narrative, the author explains that love cannot be had without its opposite, hate. I liked his allusions to the new testament scriptures throughout the book.
This book may not be your forte’ if you are not interested in in-depth Bible study or ancient books from the past pertaining to the Bible. If you are an atheist or agnostic who is not interested in the relationship of God to man, and man to God, this book is probably not for you. If you are interested in in-depth philosophizing on theology along with the rise and fall of ancient civilizations in the Bible, you will enjoy this book. If you enjoy delving into how tools, were thought up, fashioned, and formed from various raw materials from the beginning of time, you will further appreciate the author's insights on this.
I give this book 3 out of 4 stars. I found one typo in the book. I did not agree with all the concepts presented in the book as I was hoping to, but it was well presented and an easy read.
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Killing Abel
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Killing Abel, by Michael Tieman, is a fictional account of Adam and Eve describing their relationship with each other, and to God. It shows how those relationships were changed via communing with the serpent in the garden and eating the forbidden fruit. The story illustrates their inner struggles with newly acquired concepts, such as guilt and condemnation, which they had never known before. It shows how they were determined to find a remedy for these things. The story also describes how they learn and grow from complete innocence to learning about everything from personal vanity to physical death. The timeline of this story goes from creation until the time of Noah. Tieman offers his own conceptualization of why Cain killed Abel beginning with his perceived reason for the dynamics of their relationship up until the murder. His narrative seems quite realistic and plausible. His thoughts and explanation for where the Nephilim originated are different from any I have heard before.
Tieman seems to take some creative license in his narrative which I personally do not find in my own Bible reading. He tells the reader that Lucifer was sent to provide guidance and protection to the man and woman according to Ezekiel 28:13. He also writes that God said that wisdom would come to the triune Godhead in time. I believe that the Godhead already possessed that wisdom. I do not find Adam and Eve to be as innocent and ignorant as the author seems to make them out to be. He also mentions that the three sons of Noah make up three different races of people. I believe there is only one race, which is the human race.
I feel he accurately depicted Eve, after she ate of the forbidden fruit, to be of one mind and mutual goal with Lucifer. Lucifer was later called Satan. Eve still sensed that something was missing. Satan wanted his own subjects; those who worshiped him instead of God. He wanted Adam and Eve to procreate for him. Eve’s newly opened eyes (in the spiritual sense) supplied her with a sense of family with Satan. Through the narrative, the author explains that love cannot be had without its opposite, hate. I liked his allusions to the new testament scriptures throughout the book.
This book may not be your forte’ if you are not interested in in-depth Bible study or ancient books from the past pertaining to the Bible. If you are an atheist or agnostic who is not interested in the relationship of God to man, and man to God, this book is probably not for you. If you are interested in in-depth philosophizing on theology along with the rise and fall of ancient civilizations in the Bible, you will enjoy this book. If you enjoy delving into how tools, were thought up, fashioned, and formed from various raw materials from the beginning of time, you will further appreciate the author's insights on this.
I give this book 3 out of 4 stars. I found one typo in the book. I did not agree with all the concepts presented in the book as I was hoping to, but it was well presented and an easy read.
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Killing Abel
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on iTunes | on Smashwords
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