Really Useful Guides: Genesis 12-50

Really Useful Guides: Genesis 12-50

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A guide to the great big family drama that takes up most of the first book of our Bibles. How can you read it wisely, and know what to look out for?

This Really Useful Guide to Genesis 12—50 unpacks the fascinating family stories of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph. Richard S. Briggs takes us on a tour of these characters’ lives, suggesting different ways of approaching the stories to draw out different facets and looking at how God can be found throughout. With a discussion of the historical background of Genesis and a detailed look at a few key passages, this book will increase your biblical knowledge and make you more aware of God’s presence in everyday life.

Each Really Useful Guide focuses on a specific biblical book, making it come to life for the reader, enabling them to understand the message and to apply its truth to today’s circumstances. Though not a commentary, it gives valuable insight into the book’s message and context. Though not an introduction, it summarises the important aspects of the book to aid reading and application. The series is edited by Simon Stocks and Derek Tidball and includes
Genesis 1-11
Genesis 12-50
Psalms
John
Romans
Colossians and Philemon



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Title Really Useful Guides: Genesis 12-50
Author Richard S. Briggs
Description

A guide to the great big family drama that takes up most of the first book of our Bibles. How can you read it wisely, and know what to look out for?

This Really Useful Guide to Genesis 12—50 unpacks the fascinating family stories of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph. Richard S. Briggs takes us on a tour of these characters’ lives, suggesting different ways of approaching the stories to draw out different facets and looking at how God can be found throughout. With a discussion of the historical background of Genesis and a detailed look at a few key passages, this book will increase your biblical knowledge and make you more aware of God’s presence in everyday life.

Each Really Useful Guide focuses on a specific biblical book, making it come to life for the reader, enabling them to understand the message and to apply its truth to today’s circumstances. Though not a commentary, it gives valuable insight into the book’s message and context. Though not an introduction, it summarises the important aspects of the book to aid reading and application. The series is edited by Simon Stocks and Derek Tidball and includes
Genesis 1-11
Genesis 12-50
Psalms
John
Romans
Colossians and Philemon

Details
  • Product code: 9780857468192
  • Published: 18 February 2022
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 96
  • Dimensions: 105mm wide and 148mm high

A guide to the great big family drama that takes up most of the first book of our Bibles. How can you read it wisely, and know what to look out for?

This Really Useful Guide to Genesis 12—50 unpacks the fascinating family stories of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph. Richard S. Briggs takes us on a tour of these characters’ lives, suggesting different ways of approaching the stories to draw out different facets and looking at how God can be found throughout. With a discussion of the historical background of Genesis and a detailed look at a few key passages, this book will increase your biblical knowledge and make you more aware of God’s presence in everyday life.

Each Really Useful Guide focuses on a specific biblical book, making it come to life for the reader, enabling them to understand the message and to apply its truth to today’s circumstances. Though not a commentary, it gives valuable insight into the book’s message and context. Though not an introduction, it summarises the important aspects of the book to aid reading and application. The series is edited by Simon Stocks and Derek Tidball and includes
Genesis 1-11
Genesis 12-50
Psalms
John
Romans
Colossians and Philemon

Revd Dr Richard S. Briggs is a lecturer in Old Testament and director of biblical studies at Cranmer Hall, St John's College, Durham. He also currently serves as associate minister in two local parishes in County Durham.

Review

Transforming Ministry Autumn 2022. Review by Peter Wright

Published in the BRF Really Useful Guides series, this pocket-sized book is a little gem. Recognising the distinct change of focus and pace with which Chapter 12 of Genesis begins, it concentrates on the extended family drama that distinguishes the remainder of Genesis. In an engrossing tour of the stories of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph and his brothers, Briggs has written not a standard introduction, nor even a conventional commentary, but an accessible, engaging and entertaining guide as to how to read the text wisely. In presenting the drama and the stories of Genesis effectively as a book in itself, Briggs deftly discusses its literary, historical and theological facets, and looks in detail at some key passages. He also shows how an informed reading of the text can increase the reader’s awareness of the presence of God in everyday life. A lecturer in Old Testament and director of biblical studies at St. John’s College, Durham, Briggs is clearly a gifted teacher. He has skilfully packed much into this short book. This truly is a really useful guide.

Reviewed by Peter Wright