EBTC Genesis

Genesis begins the grand story of Christ.

T. Desmond Alexander consolidates over four decades of research to present a fresh approach to the Bible’s first book. Genesis traces the promised seed that leads to the divinely promised king who will mediate God’s blessing to the world by reversing the curse. Alexander’s commentary offers a holistic reading of Genesis that takes seriously the literary structure and central themes while challenging popular misreadings.

552 pages

 

In this exceptional theological commentary on the Bible’s most foundational book, Alexander sets forth several biblical-theological trajectories for themes that run across the canon, climax in Christ, and consummate in the new garden-city of God. While some will disagree with his handling of certain critical issues, this commentary offers robust whole-Bible theology and rightly celebrates the hope of the coming offspring of Eve, Abraham, and Judah, who will defeat the serpent and restore God’s blessing to the world.

–Jason S. DeRouchie, research professor of Old Testament and biblical theology and Rich and Judy Hastings Endowed Chair of Old Testament Studies, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary