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Primeval Saints: Studies in the Patriarchs of Genesis
Uncommonly organic. Jordan reveals the fascinating weave of lives that bind together the heroes and villains of Genesis. Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and others come to flesh and blood in ways that undo our common images. Jordan inverts so many of the traditional negative judgments against the patriarchs that they stand forth as heroes rather than scoundrels....more
Paperback, 160 pages
Published
December 21st 2001
by Canon Press
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It's always fun to watch Jordan make exegetical connections from the OT. This book is no exception. The study is fairly straightforward, almost to the point of being overly simplistic. I'm usually happy for a more popular-level book to be free of footnotes, but Jordan makes so many assertions about ANE culture that I would've appreciated some reference for support.
While I do consistently appreciate Jordan's exegesis, the other issue that came up for me was his insistence on a fairly ...more
While I do consistently appreciate Jordan's exegesis, the other issue that came up for me was his insistence on a fairly ...more
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This book was extremely helpful for its reevaluation of the character of the patriarchs. But I couldn't help but feel this wasn't Jordan at his best. The style was unattractive and gave the impression of being written in a tearing hurry, and mostly from memory. Also, I thought some of his interpretations bordered on the eisegetical and depended from rather slim evidence. This was in strong contrast to "Through New Eyes"; one of the things I most appreciated in that work is how, even at...more
This is an easy read, something Jordan's style lends itself to I think. I would almost say that he goes a little over board on the symbolism in historical accounts of the Bible, but i am not going to throw a fit about it. It's just something to contemplate further for me. Jordan does focus well on some important lessons from the earliest members of the Covenant, and brings some new (for me anyway) aspects to light in that area. I still say that one of the best parts of the book is in the int...more
A quick and fascinating read that sheds great insight on the patriarchs of the OT. Jordan has an exceptional ability to "connect the dots" of scripture and see the big picture, whether in specific characters or in overall Biblical themes. In this case some of the more difficult events in the lives of the patriarchs are brought out and investigated in relation to God's judgment rather than our frequent "misjudgment." As someone said on the back cover, "You will never be...more
Jim Jordan is a master at seeing the simple, complex, thrilling, amazing Story as a whole. If you are puzzled, intimidated, confused by, or in any way feel your knowledge of the Old Testament is incomplete (raise your hand if that doesn't apply to you) this book is gold.
This is my favorite Jordan book outside of Through New Eyes. A great, simple reading of Genesis that draws on biblical themes. Sometimes Jordan can be hard to read, but here he is at his best. Challenging on several levels and will force you to read Genesis differently.
Very good remonstrance against the "popular" evangelical understanding of the patriarchs. For example, if you though Isaac was in the right and Jacob was in the wrong, this book should change your view on that.
This is my favorite by Jim. Tons of good pastoral and homiletic material here. Lots of typology, bc it is Jim, but I don't recall anything offensively bizarre. And I think he's basically right about Jacob.
I definitely liked this book. It took stories of the Old Testament that you usually gloss over and hashed them out with meticulous detail. It was Jordan, so it had some parts that were kind of out there, but I would suggest this book to almost anyone.
One of the best short commentaries on Genesis wrapped around the Patriarchs
Especially good to read about Jacob and Rebekah's faithfulness.
Important work on the biblical theology of Genesis.
Jordan doesn't waste any words here. That was fine with me (most of the time), but it might work against him if he's hoping to make sense to people who haven't read his other stuff or made friends with a few of his key premises--premises like, everything in Scripture is a picture of something else, and every picture is connected to at least seven other pictures. The book would work well delivered as a series of lectures so that we could get Jordan's Jedi hand wave at the same time: "These a...more
Great book, busts some biblical myths.
Really Good!
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James B. Jordan is a Calvinist theologian and author. He is director of Biblical Horizons ministries, a think tank in Niceville, Florida that publishes books, essays and other media dealing with Bible commentary, Biblical Theology, and liturgy.
Jordan was born in Athens, Georgia and he attended the University of Georgia, where he received a B.A. in comparative literature and participate...more
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