What's that got to do with anything?
Well, it's an indication that people who have purchased the book, regard it as being a worthwhile purchase. Here's some samples from the reviews:-
"Highly Recommended! Henry Morris has done an excellent job
of researching and explaining the scripture in Genesis.
Many questions as to the meanings of Genesis are answered.
Those topics which are open for different possible interpretations (there are a few)
are noted as such but also, logical possibilities are offered
and explained. Recomended to Anyone studying the bible, especially those
interested in Genesis, the book of beginnings."
"An extremely well-written book being, as the cover says, both a scientific and devotional commentary on the 'Book of Beginnings. Whether the reader is a believer in six literal days of creation or believes in God but "evolution is the way He did it" the book is a useful tool, exploring every aspect of the narrative thoroughly. The latter often believe it doesn't really matter if the Genesis record is taken literally or not but this book will make you really consider that position afresh.
You don't have to accept all that the author says, of course, and the material is presented in such a way that you can turn to any of the 22 itemised chapters to study and contemplate any particular area you are studying.
Having read the reviews before purchasing I was a bit skeptical but the book proves to be an extremely good buy."
"This is an excellent commentary on the origins of all peoples. It was first written in 1973 and amongst the treasures Mr Morris deals with some aspects of technology and science that were in use for various reasons at that time and busts the myths of there use. Again it is an excellent work full of truth and detail and I would recommend this to anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding (with the help of the Lord Jesus) of the book Genesis."
"have read countless books on creation/evolution an by far this is the best book i have ever read!!! i highly recomend it for armorment for witnessing to evolutional atheism!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! excellent book!!!!!!!!!!!"
and from the US site...
"Please ignore all of those bad reviews!! I thought this book was marvelous and I soaked up every page, loving it all the way! I thinks it's the best book I've ever read!
It is a detailed commentary that is most excellent for illuminating bizarre and difficult passages in Genesis, doing it in a language that will not loose the average Joe. I particularly enjoyed the beginning chapters addressing creation, but also loved the journeys of the patriachs through to the beginnings of the nation of Israel.
I now have a special love for the book of Genesis, the book that the entire Bible is based on. I certainly now weight it's importance at the equivalence of any other book in the bible.
I find myself reaching for it often to witness to others and remind myself of answers to tough questions. I am now trying to read a commentary on Exodus, and miss the marvelous writing style of Henry! It just doesn't compare!! I'm attempting to get my hands on his other commentaries, particularly, the Revelation Record. God truly blessed Henry with wisdom and a grounded unshakable faith, not to mention a big brain!!
The Genesis Record is a must read for any Christian who likes to think deeply and who wants answers for many tough questions that come out of the Genesis story.
FYI, I believe that Jesus is God, is the Creator, and saves my soul through the work on the Cross! I believe that the triune God created the universe in 6 days.
The Genesis Record puts up a very good argument against Christian thinking that Genesis can include evolution theories and allegories. Now you can believe that every word and story actually happened and have the scientific logic to back it up! How on earth did all those animals fit on the ark?
Why not believe God at His word? If you can't believe every word in Genesis, then can you believe the rest of God's Word? Get to know the infinate wisdom found in the book of beginnings. You will be caught up in awe at the perfection of God's word, and will praise Him for His ominescent power.
To understand this book is to understand God's overall purpose in a deeper way. It is a good grounding to understand your salvation from the perspective of Genesis. Jesus and the disciples referenced Genesis many times!
Read the following quotes from the book's introduction:
"No other book of the Bible is quoted as copiously or referred to so frequently, in other books of the Bible, as is Genesis" - it is a foundational authority! "There are at least 165 passages in Genesis that are either directly quoted or clearly referred to in the New Testament. Many of these are alluded to more than once, so that there are at least two hundred quotations or allusions to Genesis in the New Testament." "It is significant that the portion of Genesis which has been the object of the greatest attacks of skepticism and unbelief, the first eleven chapters, is the portion which had the greatest influence on the New Testament. Yet there exist over one hundred quotations or direct references to Genesis 1-11 in the New Testament. Furthermore, every one of these eleven chapters is alluded to somewhere in the New Testament, and every one of the New Testament authors referes somewhere in his writings to Genesis 1-11. On at least six different occasions, Jesus Christ Himself quoted from or referred to something or someone in one of these chapters, including specific reference to each of the first seven chapters. Furthermore, in not one of these many instances where the Old or New Testament refers to Genesis is there the slightest evidence that the writers regarded the events or personages as mere myths or allegories. To the contrary, they viewed Genesis as absolutely historical, true and authoritative. It is quite impossible, therefore, for one to reject the historicity and divine authority of the Book of Genesis without undermining, and in effect, repudiating, the authority of the entire Bible."
Amen to that! This book will leave you with a faith that is deepend and strengthend, and you will want to praise your Creator! It did for me!! Surely, "scientific & devotional" sums up this book well. It has my rave review, 10 out of 10."
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This book must be hitting home judging by the incredibly intemperate reviews by professing Christians. Clearly some people can't tell the difference between allegories and alligators.
As Morris points out, everywhere else in the Bible where Genesis 1 is quoted, including by Jesus Himself, it is quoted as straightforward history. The Hebrew of Genesis 1-11 it very clear, with the frequency of the vav consecutive and other features of the verbs pointing to historical narrative. Conversely, if it were Hebrew poetry there would be lots of parallelism, which there is not.
One must also wonder about professing Christians who, in effect, say Jesus was wrong when he said "Scripture cannot be broken" (John 10:35), quotes Genesis 1:27 and 2:24 to assert that people were made male and female "from the beginning of creation" (Matthew 19:3-6, Mark 10:4-6), and that the Flood and Ark were things that really "occurred" in the days of Noah (Luke 17:26-27).
It's also absurd to use indefinite time words to overrule the plain meaning of Genesis. After all, how old is old? I think anyone over 40 is old -- it's a relative term! The words used to describe mountains etc. as "old" are always in relation to a human lifetime. 3000 years really is OLD -- it's only the indoctrination of millions of years that has persuaded people to think of this huge stretch of time as "young".
And of course, the usual SDA canard is raised. FACT: the straightforward interpretation of Genesis was the main view of the Church Fathers and Reformers, not to mention the 19th Century Scriptural Geologists. Here are just two of many quotes:
1. Basil the Great, 4th century Church Father:
`"And there was evening and there was morning: one day." And the evening and the morning were one day. Why does Scripture say "one day the first day"? Before speaking to us of the second, the third, and the fourth days, would it not have been more natural to call that one the first which began the series? If it therefore says "one day", it is from a wish to determine the measure of day and night, and to combine the time that they contain. Now ***twenty-four hours fill up the space of one day***-we mean of a day and of a night; and if, at the time of the solstices, they have not both an equal length, the time marked by Scripture does not the less circumscribe their duration. It is as though it said: ***twenty-four hours measure the space of a day***, or that, in reality a day is the time that the heavens starting from one point take to return there. Thus, every time that, in the revolution of the sun, evening and morning occupy the world, their periodical succession never exceeds the space of one day.'
2. Martin Luther, 15th-16th Century Father of the Reformation:
"We know from Moses that the world was not in existence before 6,000 years ago."
"He [Moses] calls 'a spade a spade,' i.e., he employs the terms 'day' and 'evening' without Allegory, just as we customarily do... we assert that Moses spoke in the literal sense, not allegorically or figuratively, i.e., that the world, with all its creatures, was created within six days, as the words read. If we do not comprehend the reason for this, let us remain pupils and leave the job of teacher to the Holy Spirit."
Martin Luther in Jaroslav Peliken, editor, "Luther's Works," Lectures on Genesis Chapters 1-5, Vol. 1 (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1958), pp. 3, 6.
Finally, it is an outright falsehood to claim that Morris believes in the divine inspiration of the KJV, which indeed would be a belief in extrabiblical revelation. In The Genesis Record, he criticises the KJV in a few places, e.g. the "unfortunate" translation "replenesh the Earth" in Gen. 1:28, and in Genesis 1:20. Also, Morris is always tentative when discussing the "Gospel in the Stars" idea, with which I disagree also."
"This is one of the finest books I have ever read. When I finished, I finally felt that I had a great grasp on Genesis."
