Salvation Begins history and the balance between God's

and the balance between God's sovereign will and human choices

and immensely useful guide to the entire Bible

The result is a book that engages the latest research while remaining pastorally sensitive to the experiences of each person

The editors and contributors share a common conviction that the way forward in constructive systematic theology lies in building upon the foundations laid in the church's historic understanding of the Word of God as professed in its creeds

Salvation Begins history and the balance between God'sThe Reading the Bible Today series of non technical commentaries is devoted to presenting careful scholarship in a way that everyone can understand and enjoy. The book of Genesis was written for a world of fear. It was a world filled with gods and deities of all shapes, sizes and dispositions. We no longer worship the sun, the stars and mythical deities. Yet although the modern gods are largely material, social and ideological, they still pose