Last Things First: Unlocking Genesis 1-3 with the Christ of Eschatology

“So much literature on Genesis 1 to 3 is concerned either with outs relationship to science or else with its relevance for the male/female issue. This volume is refreshingly different and should be warmly welcomed, for Dr. Fesko leads us along a quite different path by interpreting these chapters in terms of Christ and the final consummation of God's purposes in him. There is so much here to stimulate the Christian reader and to move us towards a more Christocentric view of God's purpose for his universe.”

“Many people would affirm the importance of the opening chapters of Genesis, but not all of them for the right reasons. John Fesko's work has the great virtue of considering not only many of the common controversial issues associated with Genesis 1’3, but also issues of equal and greater importance that are too often undervalued, such as the image of God, the covenant with Adam, and the way that the early chapters of Scripture point us to Christ and his redemptive work. Dr. Fesko takes his readers through much detailed, careful exegetical study while constantly reflecting on the broader theological ramifications of these fundamental biblical texts. The final result is a book that should stimulate reflection on a host of crucial matters, re’focus our impoverished views of Genesis 1’3, and reinforce the truth that Christ is the center of the Scripture.”

“If beginnings are crucial for understanding the essence of something in the ancient Near East, which they are, then thankfully John Fesko has shown us how integrated and important protology is for our reading of Scripture and our theological constructions. In a work that is thoroughly covenantal, Fesko sets forth a well’reasoned argument to demonstrate that the patterns, themes, and imagery of protology keep reappearing in Scripture and those patterns have a definite eschatological goal: Christ our Lord is the penalty payer and probation keeper.”