Genesis: The Story We Haven't Heard
As the story of Genesis itself, Borgman's Genesis: The Story We Haven't Heard is a marvelous blend of literary, theological and historical insights.  The author encourages readers to go ahead and be bothered by the text of Genesis to their profit.  Nothing worse than a complacent reader who already knows what the narrative recounts.Borgman's study of the Genesis text is excellent. This book is brimming with insights and Genesis readers are truly in Borgman's debt for producing such a fine volume. Reading the narratives in Genesis will never be quite the same after reading, The Story We Haven't Heard.Specialist and non-specialist readers alike will profit from this book. Written in a very accessible style and with clarity, Borgman moves the reader through the text of Genesis pointing out a diversity of new perspectives that often go missed in the larger commentaries. His major focus is on the narratives concerning Abraham and Sarah, Jacob and Esau, Leah and Rachel, and Joseph. The book comprises a select bibliography and useful subject, author, and Scripture indexes.