The entire
Herein is Love children's commentary series is collected here in a specially-priced set. Four of the planned six volumes are currently available (
Genesis,
Exodus,
Leviticus,
Numbers).
A commentary for children? One
rarely sees the words "commentary" and "children" in the same
sentence, let alone the same description. How is the newly edited
and released book on Genesis a commentary; how is it for children?
Commentaries pay careful attention to
words. The origin of words (Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic); their context (historical setting, redaction criticism, textual criticism and
genre); and, of course, the power and subtle meaning of the words themselves. Nancy
Ganz is concerned with words, but she sets them before us in
a way that all of us—even children—can understand. Consider these opening
lessons from the book: