The Book

An entertaining, informative, and fresh interpretation of the Bible's first books, Genesis through Kings II. Wright compares two of the Bible's most familiar tales-- Noah and the flood and David versus Goliath-- with a much earlier ancient Mesopotamian text originally written in cuneiform long before the biblical writers sat down to their work. Then he analyzes each book of Genesis through Kings II, coupled with the historical backdrop of the times. By recounting how the early writers of the Bible went about saving their own civilization against overwhelming odds, readers will gain a more enlightened understanding of the Bible's first books.