Biblical Stories Retold by David Maine
by Van
I just read the Fallen, have checked out The Preservationist, and have placed a hold on The Book of Samson.
The Fallen is the story of Adam and Eve and Cain and Abel. The book starts with the last chapter with Cain waiting to die and moves backward to the first chapter where God leaves Adam and Eve after expelling them from the Garden of Eden.
Cain is a rebellious, questioning, often sullen child, his shrugs riling both his parents but especially Adam. Abel is an earnest, often platitudinous and oblivious, child, trying to reconcile his brother and his father after Adam banishes Cain from the family home. Adam and Eve learn to fish, hunt, grow crops, tame animals, use fire, make bricks. Eve learns how to give birth. God expels Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, God delivers judgments on Cain and Abel’s offerings, Cain murders Abel, God brands Cain, Cain wanders. And there are the other children and the other people.
Detail and incident fill the story and reveal the personalities of Adam, Eve, Cain, and Abel.
The Preservationist is the story of Noah, his family, the building and stocking of the Ark.
Due out in November is The Book of Samson.
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