Chris Atwell

Chris Atwell

Lead Pastor of Portico Church, Charlottesville, VA.
Occupation Pastor
Education B.A., University of Virginia, M.A. Min., Moody Bible Institute

Libraries

Reviews

Walton, John H. Genesis. NIVAC. Zondervan, 2001.
Chris Atwell Chris Atwell June 18, 2010
This is really good. Whether or not you buy all of Walton's implications of God's design or function, over material origins, you need to have this in your library. His major contribution is in ancient Hebrew and Mesopotamian cultural analysis. Very solid.
Sailhamer, John H. “Genesis” in Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers. EBC. Zondervan, 1990.
Chris Atwell Chris Atwell June 18, 2010
Excellent. Helps with narrowing down passages into teachable portions of scripture. Good linguistic analysis. Great historical creationist perspective.
Collins, C. John. Genesis 1-4: A Linguistic, Literary, And Theological Commentary. P&R Publishing, 2006.
Chris Atwell Chris Atwell June 18, 2010
I think this is my favorite, complete, commentary in Genesis. Collins' linguistic, literary analysis is better than all the other commentaries I have combined (Wenham, Walton, Sailhammer, Boice). The only criticism is that it's not written in the way I tend to preach, in an expository progression, but rather addressing major themes and ideas. Therefore, you have to make good notes in the margins or flag pages so you know where to go when referring back for information.
Wenham, Gordon J. Genesis. 2 Vols. WBC. Thomas Nelson, 1987.
Chris Atwell Chris Atwell June 18, 2010
Solid. I actually don't find this commentary as technical as Walton, Collins, and Sailhammer. You do need this in your library, if you're going to teach on Genesis.