Review of Killing Abel
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[Following is a volunteer review of "Killing Abel" by Michael Tieman.]
Michael Tieman’s historical fiction novel Killing Abel is a fascinating take on the age-old Biblical story of Cain and Abel and the chaos that ensued from their choices on Earth. Tieman’s novel outlines the Holy Trinity’s struggle with creating Adam and Eve and subsequently dealing with their offspring until the time of Noah and his ark. This book references biblical passages throughout the entire story and is an expanded version of how Tieman pictures how these biblical events played out. It is almost hard to believe Killing Abel is a fictional novel as the reader can almost instantly imagine these events happening.
Although Tieman bases Killing Abel on Biblical events, he also acknowledges behavioral themes throughout humanity and the age-old struggle to deal with vanity and selfishness. Nearly every character in this book has some evil or sinful behavior, but the basis for Heavenly forgiveness is repentance and love. It is impossible not to evaluate one’s actions while reading this book and reflect on how they might impact one’s future.
Killing Abel is geared towards Christian readers predominantly, yet I believe it would be an entertaining read for anyone. Previous knowledge of the Old Testament of the Bible would help readers understand the context of this novel as the author bases every storyline on details seen in the Bible. This book has some adult themes as it discusses the need to create offspring to populate the Earth and describes childbirth. There are also some violent scenes and descriptions of death. However, there are no sexually graphic scenes and absolutely no profanity throughout the novel.
I rate Killing Abel4 out of 4 stars. There were no grammatical errors in the book that I could find. The novel is well edited and organized. The details of Cain and Abel’s stories were incredibly fascinating, and I had difficulty setting the book down. Though the details in the book are fictional, I gained a new perspective on how humanity originally functioned and interacted with God. I would highly recommend this read to anyone interested in expanding their thoughts on the act of Creation.
I have zero complaints about this book. I would love to see Tieman create narratives for the rest of the individuals in the Bible. I would read any other book from this author, particularly along this strain of literature. The aspect I most enjoyed while reading this book was the perspective change between different characters, including the sinful, the righteous, and even the Holy Trinity. Seeing the story play out through the eyes of everyone was enlightening and added depth to the story.
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Killing Abel
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Michael Tieman’s historical fiction novel Killing Abel is a fascinating take on the age-old Biblical story of Cain and Abel and the chaos that ensued from their choices on Earth. Tieman’s novel outlines the Holy Trinity’s struggle with creating Adam and Eve and subsequently dealing with their offspring until the time of Noah and his ark. This book references biblical passages throughout the entire story and is an expanded version of how Tieman pictures how these biblical events played out. It is almost hard to believe Killing Abel is a fictional novel as the reader can almost instantly imagine these events happening.
Although Tieman bases Killing Abel on Biblical events, he also acknowledges behavioral themes throughout humanity and the age-old struggle to deal with vanity and selfishness. Nearly every character in this book has some evil or sinful behavior, but the basis for Heavenly forgiveness is repentance and love. It is impossible not to evaluate one’s actions while reading this book and reflect on how they might impact one’s future.
Killing Abel is geared towards Christian readers predominantly, yet I believe it would be an entertaining read for anyone. Previous knowledge of the Old Testament of the Bible would help readers understand the context of this novel as the author bases every storyline on details seen in the Bible. This book has some adult themes as it discusses the need to create offspring to populate the Earth and describes childbirth. There are also some violent scenes and descriptions of death. However, there are no sexually graphic scenes and absolutely no profanity throughout the novel.
I rate Killing Abel4 out of 4 stars. There were no grammatical errors in the book that I could find. The novel is well edited and organized. The details of Cain and Abel’s stories were incredibly fascinating, and I had difficulty setting the book down. Though the details in the book are fictional, I gained a new perspective on how humanity originally functioned and interacted with God. I would highly recommend this read to anyone interested in expanding their thoughts on the act of Creation.
I have zero complaints about this book. I would love to see Tieman create narratives for the rest of the individuals in the Bible. I would read any other book from this author, particularly along this strain of literature. The aspect I most enjoyed while reading this book was the perspective change between different characters, including the sinful, the righteous, and even the Holy Trinity. Seeing the story play out through the eyes of everyone was enlightening and added depth to the story.
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Killing Abel
View: on Bookshelves |
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