Everett's Ultimate Commentary of the Bible: Volume 1: Genesis Chapter 1 and Volume 2: Genesis Chapters 2-11, 2nd Edition

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Second edition! Updated and expanded with over 100 additional cited sources. Buy a physical copy and receive a Kindle copy free!This commentary is perfect for Bible Study and adult Sunday School, as well as individual reading. Intended to be the most comprehensive Bible commentary ever written (upon its completion), this first (and second) volume is the result of countless hours of Bible study, consultation of past commentaries, and research of all kinds. This commentary is called "Ultimate" because it's the last one you'll ever need. For those not in the know, a commentary is a book that provides comments on the Bible. Different authors have different styles, and mine is meant to be all-encompassing. Pretty much any question you may have about Genesis chapters 1-11 is answered here. For example, why did God use Adam's rib to make Eve? Because ribs are really good at growing back (Yes, really!) if they're removed by a skilled surgeon (sources cited in book). For another example, why did Noah build his ark to the proportions he did? Because a ship with those proportions is nearly impossible to capsize (Sources for this are also cited in the book). In this commentary not only are true explanations offered, but myths and mistakes are dispelled by the truckload, as well as misinterpretations. Does Genesis 2:4 say that the Earth was created in one day? Was this a contradiction? No, because "in-the-day-of-making" is a Hebrew figure of speech that just means "when" (The source for this is cited in the book too-what a deal!). Every answer I give in the commentary has been well-researched and is well-supported by the facts.This commentary has been and continues to be a labor of love for me. I want to factually explain everything possible about the Bible so that Christians have a full understanding of scripture (and non-Christians; you can read the book too!). I have used almost 300 sources in just this book, and I predict that the next volume will have hundreds more because I want there to be no doubt about the Bible's veracity. And I fully explore the meaning of each verse because I want people to have answers to questions that they perhaps never thought to ask before. What makes Genesis different from every other creation story? What is the importance of Tubal-Cain being a blacksmith, and what does it tell us about his people? Why did Noah get drunk off wine if he was a righteous man? Why did it take so long for the people to get to Shinar after the flood? Where is Shinar, anyway? All these questions and more are answered in this commentary! I hope you're excited, because this book is 468 pages of learning, and learning is fun! I've even learned more from researching and writing this than I ever imagined.Because the style is all-encompassing, not every verse in the commentary follows the same formula-sometimes I will mention a scientific principle that will show why a verse is true (such as Adam's rib mentioned earlier), sometimes I will show why a verse disproves a certain heresy (such as Genesis 1:1 disproving Gnosticism), and sometimes I will provide whatever facts or figures are relevant to the topic at hand. There is a ton of information packed into the Bible, and in response my commentary is packed with information explaining or defending it. Now, to be honest, there may be a couple of sections that you'll find boring, but I guarantee that the interesting parts are so interesting that they'll more than make up for it. If any of the questions above strike your interest, I highly recommend that you read this book.