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    <body><![CDATA[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 interpreta...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76765644">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I've been working through this book in my high school history class (we're studying ancient history this year). While it's more of a theological work, I've found it immensely helpful in raising several historical questions. As per usual, Jordan fails to footnote or back-up many of his points. But ev...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53788914">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[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. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Very good remonstrance against the &quot;popular&quot; 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.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the best short commentaries on Genesis wrapped around the Patriarchs]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[James Jordan reveals the fascinating weave of lives that bind together the heroes and villains of Genesis. Progressively, these lives image and reverse one another in an ascending narrative of action, a narrative all too commonly broken apart and missed.<br/>  <br/>  These heroes of the city of God—Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and others—come to flesh and blood in ways that undo our normal assumptions. In stark contrast to the selfish heroism of pagan literature, the heroism of Genesis triumphs by breaking all the standard rules. Jordan inverts so many of the traditional negative judgments against these patriarchs' alleged weaknesses and &quot;sins&quot; of deception, struggle, and tyranny that they stand forth as heroes rather than scoundrels.<br/>  <br/>  And yet this book is not just about the heroes of Genesis. Throughout, Jordan draws a picture of how Christian culture should be imagined and lived in our own day, from creativity and work to tyranny and freedom. You will never be able to read Genesis the same way again.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Especially good to read about Jacob and Rebekah's faithfulness.]]></body>
    
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