Genesis, Christopher Glyn
Genesis, Christopher Glyn
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Genesis
Old Testament

Author: Christopher Glyn

Narrator: Christopher Glyn

Unabridged: 4 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: M-Y Books Ltd.

Published: 06/22/2022


Synopsis

The Book of Genesis opens the Hebrew Bible with the story of creation. God, a spirit hovering over an empty, watery void, creates the world by speaking into the darkness and calling into being light, sky, land, vegetation, and living creatures over the course of six days. Each day, he pauses to pronounce his works “good” (1:4). On the sixth day, God declares his intention to make a being in his “own image,” and he creates humankind (1:26). He fashions a man out of dust and forms a woman out of the man’s rib. God places the two people, Adam and Eve, in the idyllic garden of Eden, encouraging them to procreate and to enjoy the created world fully, and forbidding them to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

About Christopher Glyn

Christopher Glyn trained as a stage actor at the Rose Bruford School of Speech and Drama in the United Kingdom. After receiving Jesus, he forsook a career as a Shakespearean actor to devote his life to missionary work, with a personal calling to minister through radio. In the thirty-plus years since, Chris’ inspirational radio shows have been heard on over two thousand radio stations on all seven continents. He has also narrated over one hundred motivational works on audio, which have been heard by millions worldwide. Chris’ end-time Bible documentaries, Countdown to Armageddon and Beyond Armageddon, are considered classics in their genre and earned worldwide acclaim. In 2000 Chris set up a Christian audio production company called RadioActive Productions in Uganda, where he hosts a nightly gospel radio show. He also produces syndicated Christian radio shows and audio inspirations for audiences worldwide.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Clif on April 05, 2013

I found it refreshing to read a translation that was upfront with numerous reminders that this is ancient literature that is based on stories from a variety of sources that were retold for hundreds of years around the campfire long before they were written down, and then years later they were combin......more

Goodreads review by Steve on September 16, 2021

A fascinating curation and fresh translation of the Biblical stories of Genesis. Mitchell untangles the overlapping edits in the canonical text and undoes much of the work of the Redactor to give us lean and powerful narrative of a dysfunctional family. I had never quite realized how central the the......more

Goodreads review by Ahdom on February 03, 2022

I first was introduced to to Stephen Mitchell's translation of Joseph and the Way of Forgiveness: A Story about Letting Go and was blown away at how much more I related to the story. When I started reading this he mentions his involvement with Bill Moyers on a Genesis special called Genesis: A Livin......more

Goodreads review by Melody on September 12, 2007

I'm a Mitchell fan. I think his translation of the Tao Te Ching is the definitive modern version. His scholarly approach is tempered with a poet's sensibility, and the way he writes speaks to me. His reworking of the Genesis mythos was a fascinating read. He teases apart the contributions of the var......more

Goodreads review by Steve on December 04, 2012

Lucid and fascinating-- Mitchell separates out the strands composed by the 4 writers and early/late sources to make the book come to life in new & less familiar days. His introduction is very helpful as well. Perhaps not up there with his Gita, Tao & Rilke, but his translations are always refreshing......more