The book of Genesis has been called “the most important book ever written.” As the first book of the Bible, it not only contains or anticipates all the biblical truths, it is also the book that, more than any other biblical book, has impacted the whole of Scripture, and theology at large. Without the book of Genesis, the Bible would be incomprehensible.

According to author Jacques Doukhan, DHL, ThD, “The book of Genesis is…the ideal place to start our study, not only because it will help us understand our origins and destination, but also because it teaches us how to engage with and reach out to others. In the process we will be surprised by a God of love and mercy, whose first revelation is reported in the book of Genesis.”

About the Seventh-day Adventist International Bible Commentary:

• Written and edited by an international team of Adventist scholars from the Biblical Research Institute, Andrews University and other Adventist universities around the world.
• Guided by executive and advisory boards made up of international Adventist scholars and administrators.
• Features the latest grammatical, historical-cultural, literary, theological and archaeological information that helps in interpreting the text from an Adventist perspective.
• Contains pertinent pictures, maps and charts and highlights especially valuable lexical, historical and archaeological information.
• Consistently embraces a high view of scripture and assumes the divine inspiration of scripture and its unity.
• Takes into consideration Ellen White's interpretation of the biblical text.
• Seeks to provide Seventh-day Adventist lay members, pastors, administrators and scholars with a solid exegetical and theological tool in support of the specific and unique truth that the Seventh-day Adventist church stands for.
• Draws out practical lessons for life that are suitable for personal growth and for witness and evangelism.