1. Genesis: A Commentary
    Bruce K. Waltke, Cathi J. Fredricks
    Zondervan / 2001 / Hardcover
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  1. Bill Wade
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    February 8, 2010
    Bill Wade
    This is a well written commentary on the book of Genesis. The authors have done an excellent job in explaining the text such that both scholar and layperson may equally benefit from the rich messages found in this great book of the Bible. The only criticism I would give of this volume is that it lacks depth in describing select verses. However, I would still highly recommend this commentary for anyone studying the book of Genesis.
  2. The Rev'd William Klock
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    August 7, 2006
    The Rev'd William Klock
    I've been preaching through Genesis since Advent 2005 and have found this commentary to be excellent. I bought a stack of commentaries in preparation for the series and this has been one of three that I've continued to use heavily. I was a student of Waltke's at Regent and Cathi Fredericks was a classmate. Waltke's incredible Christian knowledge, wisdom, and thoughtfulness show through wonderfully and Fredericks does a great job of bringing it all down to earth and making it immensely readable and practical. Waltke has a knack for showing the deepest and most profound of applications for even the driest of parts of Scripture and making it accessible and useful to the ordinary Christian. This commentary would be worth it at ten times the price.
  3. Eddie
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    February 1, 2003
    Eddie
    I've been using this commentary by Waltke for the past couple of months and I must say I have never enjoyed reading a commentary so much in my life before! Really! It is just filled with amazing insights into the text and written in an easy to read style that totally feeds the mind, warms the heart, and ignites the soul. A commentary with spirituality (hey, he's from Regent College) He gives a great overview of the passage, explains key words/phrases of the text, and reviews with key theological reflections on the "scenes". While most commentaries are a bit 'dry' and a challenge for me to get through, I cannot wait to read what's next in this one! I only wish he would have written a commentary like this on the whole OT! I would totally eat it up. If any of you works for Zondervan or has connections, please encourage him to write more! If you can't tell already, I STRONGLY, STRONGLY, RECOMMEND THIS ONE!
  4. Peter Amue
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    December 7, 2001
    Peter Amue
    A well-written commentary on Genesis; but the only drawback it has is that it lacks depth in some places. Waltke along with Fredricks have written a commentary where the layperson as well as the advanced scholar can be comfortable, for the Hebrew words have been transliterated thus allowing the commentary to reach a wider audience. I like the way the entire book is laid out especially the sections Theological Reflections and Literary Analysis, as they compliment the main text. This book will come handy for preparing a sermon or doing study notes; but if one wants to do an indept research one will need to purchase the works by the likes of Leupold, Hamilton and Wenham. I would still recommend you buy this commentary even if you already own another one on Genesis, and you will not be sorry you bought it.
  5. The Geeky Calvinist
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    A Narrative Commentary
    December 1, 2017
    The Geeky Calvinist
    Quality: 4
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 4
    The Book of Genesis is one of the most studied books in the entire Bible. Not only due to its sheer size, nor its placement in the pentateuch, but to the theological that is found within its pages. Therefore there has always been a disproportionate amount of commentaries about this first book of the pentateuch. Yet out of all of these commentaries very few are considered worthy of her preachers time and study. One of these such commentaries is Genesis: A commentary, by Bruce K Waltke. Waltkes greatest asset to this commentary is its format. For he embarks on a study on the Book of Genesis in narrative theology. This is important to note since the genre of Genesis is narrative. Unfortunately not many commentators realize the importance of narrative theology and seem to miss the overall structure of the book as a narrative unit with separate narratives in between.

    This book is superb and its analysis of seems, motifs, and textual analysis, unfortunately the shortness of this commentary is a downfall. That is not to say that what is found within this 600 page commentary is not phenomenal, rather the work leads you begging for more exposition of this type. I look forward to using this commentary in conjunction with others as I preach through The Narrative of Abrahams life soon.

    Another point of note, it is the authors dedication to reformed theology. Waltke, when writing this work, was a professor of Old Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary, a in this work he held tightly to the notion of Gods absolute sovereignty in His redemptive historical plan for salvation. Furthermore in this work the Covenant theological structure is emphasized, and covenant theology itself is at the forefront.

    Lastly there is a extremely important issue in this work which I and others take issue with, this is in regard to Waltkes usage of framework theory in analyzing the creation account. While, as stated, I do not hold to framework theology, Waltke does a wonderful job in explaining it without forcing you to accept it. Furthermore while he does argue for in this text, the rest of the commentary is not affected by his view of creation. Also Waltke does argue for a historical Adam which keeps this work solidly within Christian Orthodoxy. I therefore recommend this work to pastors who seek to have a narrative theological exegesis of Genesis, though I do suggest this work being used in conjunction with a more thorough exegesis of the Hebrew text.

    This book was provided to me free of charge from Zondervan Publishing in exchange for an unbiased, honest review.
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