The first verse of Genesis 1 conjures up the picture of a God who imagines and makes the universe in the same way an artist creates a work of art.
Pierre Gilbert
Pierre Gilbert
Pierre Gilbert is associate professor of Bible and theology at Canadian Mennonite University, MB Seminary, Winnipeg.
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