As intimated by the subtitle, the immediate literary focus of this study is the book of Genesis and its account of the formative ages in the eschatological movement of the kingdom of God from creation to consummation. This biblical-theological commentary on Genesis is designed to uncover the foundations of God's covenantally administered kingdom with its major historical developments and its institutional structures and functions, providing an introductory sketch of the overall shape of the biblical worldview and the character of biblical religion.
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As intimated by the subtitle, the immediate literary focus of this study is the book of Genesis and its account of the formative ages in the eschatological movement of the kingdom of God from creation to consummation. This biblical-theological commentary on Genesis is designed to uncover the foundations of God's covenantally administered kingdom with its major historical developments and its institutional structures and functions, providing an introductory sketch of the overall shape of the biblical worldview and the character of biblical religion.