Experienced Carpenter Provides Study on God as Builder

“Most of us at some point in our lives must pick up a tool and use our minds and hands to make or fix something,” author Charlie March writes. “We are blessed with the capability to design and fabricate things because we are made in the image of God, the ultimate fabricator/builder.”

In his book “A Carpenter’s View of the Bible,” March surveys various construction narratives and symbolism in the Bible based on his experience as a carpenter and his scholarly knowledge of theology, ancient religion, Middle Eastern architecture, and archaeology.

Since his earliest years as a carpenter, March has pondered God as builder, Jesus as carpenter, and the many construction metaphors in Scripture. “The biblical text is saturated with building imagery,” he says. “There is an architectural bridge that spans the beginning and end of biblical time. Accordingly, we would be wise to pause and take a look at Scripture from the standpoint of buildings and their divine and human builders.

This lifelong interest, his scholarly education, and his many years of archaeological research have contributed to A Carpenter’s View of the Bible. The book offers a unique perspective on the following biblical topics:

The Tower of Babel
The arks of Noah and Moses
The tabernacle
The cities of Sodom and Lachish
A carpenter’s view of Jesus
The early Christian house church
The city of heaven

“‘A Carpenter’s View of the Bible’ is for anyone who has ever attempted to make anything with his or her hands and possesses a comprehension or apprehension of God,” March writes. In an in-depth study that has been missing in scholarship and reflective study, he provides a starting place to think about God in a different perspective.

For more information, to request a review copy or to schedule an interview, please contact Abigail Davidson by phone at 360-802-9758, by email at abigail@winepressgroup.com, or by fax at 360-802-9992. To purchase a copy of this book, visit www.winepressbooks.com or call 877-421-7323.

(Source: Christian Newswire)

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