Publisher's Synopsis
The stories of Genesis can seem so far away and long ago. But when we read them as part of a bigger plot, we begin to see them as they are intended to be read. Would you believe that Jesus visited Abraham? Maybe you've heard that Isaac on the altar foretold Jesus' sacrifice, but what about Judah? Who is buried next to Jacob, and why does it matter? What about that baby Tamar conceived by her father-in-law, and what's her story doing stuck right in the middle of Joseph's journey into slavery? Such details have a meaning, and this book is informed by competent modern scholarship to explain why they belong there.
