A Genesis Commentary

About the Book

Author biography The author, Jim Manthey, resides and works in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Prior to doing graduate work, he received training in religious studies from Northwestern College at his hometown in Watertown, Wisconsin. Northwestern College has since merged (as of 1995) with the former Dr. Martin Luther College to form the present Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota. He finally received nearly two years of seminary training at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, Wisconsin. He enjoys writing, reading, singing in the church choir, ushering and leading Bible studies at his chosen place of worship, Spring Lake Church in Green Bay, Wisconsin. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The author would like to thank members of the Celebration Church- Bayside men’s Bible study on Genesis during the year 2008, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Disc. Thank-you, finally, to my beloved wife, Becca, whose patience helped make this happen for me: You are truly the “wife of noble character” described in Proverbs 31:10-31 and are God’s gift to me that I never deserved but for which I will be forever grateful . DEDICATION This work is dedicated to the memory of my loving parents—Lewis and Fay Manthey, two people who loved and feared God all their lives and raised each of their seven kids to do the same. Thank-you, mom and dad, for never giving up on any of us and for showing us that with God, all things are possible. SUMMARY OF THIS BOOK The purpose is twofold: To give glory to God for the privilege of studying and interpreting His word as He reveals it to those willing and able to search Him out; also, to put the interpretation in modern terms that all can understand and many, hopefully, can relate to. The latter reflects a conviction that Bible interpretation expressed in too lofty of terms goes at worst unread and, at best, unappreciated. If some are offended by the too familiar language or by the comparisons from popular culture please know this: prayers motivated from the love of Jesus and that the Spirit of God would be honored were always in mind. By the grace of God, the Apostle Paul also has encouraged us and we are both explicitly and implicitly invited to become all things to all people in order to win more souls for Christ. In conclusion, if others are motivated by its format to pick up this book and derive learning and joy from communing with God the effort has been worth the time and trouble.

About the Author

The author, Jim Manthey, resides and works in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Prior to doing graduate work, he received training in religious studies from Northwestern College at his hometown in Watertown, Wisconsin. Northwestern College has since merged (as of 1995) with the former Dr. Martin Luther College to form the present Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota. He finally received nearly two years of seminary training at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, Wisconsin. He enjoys writing, reading, singing in the church choir, ushering and leading Bible studies at his chosen place of worship, Celebration Church—Bayside in Green Bay, Wisconsin.