An Ekphrasis of Genesis: a poet's musings

By Joseph L. Bensinger

What if Genesis was not just a beginning, but a mirror?
What if its symbols-Eden, Cain, the flood, Babel-reflected the blueprint of human longing, failure, and grace?

An Ekphrasis of Genesis is not a study guide. It is a spiritual meditation in verse-a poetic unraveling of the sacred stories at the root of Western consciousness.

Through tightly wrought sonnets and lyrical passages, Joseph L. Bensinger interprets the Genesis narrative not as dogma, but as mythic structure-a terrain where choice, consequence, and divine presence shape the evolving human spirit.

Each poem is a portal:

To the mystery behind creation

To the weight of free will

To the possibility of grace

Drawing on scripture, science, and imagination, this collection invites you to read the Book of Genesis not as a scholar-but as a seeker.

For readers of spiritual poetry, philosophical verse, and literary biblical reflections, this book offers a deep, elegant, and moving engagement with the origin stories of the soul.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1737704544
• ISBN13: 9781737704546
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Joseph L. Bensinger
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"