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The Rational Bible: Genesis

by Dennis Prager

A reason-based commentary on Genesis

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A reason-based commentary on Genesis

Dennis Prager’s commentary moves through Genesis with an emphasis on how its stories and ideas relate to questions of belief, science, morality, and family life. Prager presents the book as an argument that Genesis remains relevant and can be examined through reason rather than accepted on faith alone. Family relationships in the biblical text are one point of connection to present-day readers, while questions about God and the relationship between faith and science frame its broader discussion. The result is an interpretive guide to Genesis that links biblical study with contemporary concerns and personal reflection.

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  • Readers seeking a commentary on the Book of Genesis
  • Readers interested in reason-based discussion of biblical belief and science
  • Readers exploring connections between biblical family stories and modern life

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Genesis and contemporary relevanceReason and religious beliefFaith and scienceFamily relationshipsMorality and wisdom

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USA Today bestseller

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Many people today think the Bible, the most influential book in world history, is not only outdated but irrelevant, irrational, and even immoral.

This explanation of the Book of Genesis, the first book of the Bible, demonstrates clearly and powerfully that the opposite is true. The Bible remains profoundly relevant--both to the great issues of our day and to each individual life. It is the greatest moral guide and source of wisdom ever written.

Do you doubt the existence of God because you think believing in God is irrational? This book will give you many reasons to rethink your doubts. Do you think faith and science are in conflict? You won't after reading this commentary on Genesis. Do you come from a dysfunctional family? It may comfort you to know that every family discussed in Genesis was highly dysfunctional!

The title of this commentary is "The Rational Bible" because its approach is entirely reason-based. The reader is never asked to accept anything on faith alone. In Dennis Prager's words, "If something I write is not rational, I have not done my job."

The Rational Bible is the fruit of Dennis Prager's forty years of teaching the Bible--whose Hebrew grammar and vocabulary he has mastered--to people of every faith and no faith at all. On virtually every page, you will discover how the text relates to the contemporary world in general and to you personally. His goal: to change your mind--and, as a result, to change your life.
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