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The Rational Bible: Genesis

By: Dennis Prager
Narrated by: Tom Parks
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Many people today think the Bible, the most influential book in world history, is not only outdated but irrelevant, irrational, and even immoral.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 listening to 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 listener 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. Virtually across the book, 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.

©2019 by Dennis Prager. (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. All Scripture taken from New JPS Translation, Jewish Publication Society. Philadelphia, PA 1985. Used by permission.
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The book gives rational explanations on some of the questions lurking in my mind while reading the bible.

For example, the creation story mentioned twice at the beginning of the bible, how to understand it chronologically when the bible doesn’t provide a clear answer.

The book is very dense based on my current understanding of the biblical history, although the first read through gave me the perspectives I was looking for, I can sense that a few more readings are required to fully understand the author’s view.

Thus the book can continue to offer great value to me as long as I can keep the effort of developing my own understanding of the bible.

It will be good if I can read it a couple of more times in the coming years, and to compare my findings.

A strong sense that i will listen to this book a couple of more times in the coming years.

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As a Christian listening to this audible made a lot of thi ga clear in Genesis!

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A great listen. the explanation and analysis of the foundation book of the bible is easy to understand and invoked a lot of reflection of oneself. highly recommend

beautiful interpretation of genesis

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Too bad Mr Prager thinks God is a liar. I will continue to wait for a religious version.

Disappointed.

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