Salvation begins
Gordon Cheng / 30th August 2006
Another book about Genesis, more recent than Kidner or Clines, and every bit as useful for the Bible study leader, is Andrew Reid's Salvation Begins in the "Reading the Bible Today" series. In fact, it is hard to think of a better brief introduction to the whole of Genesis than this one, aimed at the level of an average group leader in a church.
Reid goes easy on maps and technical discussion of Ancient Near Eastern myths (thanks Andrew!), but it's not because he's ignorant of such questions. They are referred to where needed to help give depth to discussions about the most important thing of all: the text of Genesis itself. I have used this commentary, and, bar the Lord's return, will be using it in future.