With an astute mix of cultural critique and biblical scholarship, John H. Walton presents and defends twenty propositions supporting a literary and theological understanding of Genesis 1 within the context of the ancient Near Eastern world and unpacks its implications for our modern scientific understanding of origins.
With an astute mix of cultural critique and biblical scholarship, John H. Walton presents and defends twenty propositions supporting a literary and theological understanding of Genesis 1 within the context of the ancient Near Eastern world and unpacks its implications for our modern scientific understanding of origins.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
John H. Walton (PhD, Hebrew Union College) is professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College and Graduate School. Some of Walton's books include The Lost World of Genesis One, The Lost World of Adam and Eve, The Lost World of Scripture, Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament, The Essential Bible Companion, The NIV Application Commentary: Genesis, and The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament (with Victor Matthews and Mark Chavalas).
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Prologue Introduction Proposition 1: Genesis One Is Ancient Cosmology Proposition 2: Ancient Cosmology Is Function Oriented Proposition 3: "Create" (Hebrew bara') Concerns Functions Proposition 4: The Beginning State in Genesis One is Non-Functional Proposition 5: Days One Through Three in Genesis 1 Establish Functions Proposition 6: Days Four Through Six in Genesis 1 Install Functionaries Proposition 7: Divine Rest Is In a Temple Proposition 8: The Cosmos Is a Temple Proposition 9: The Seven Days of Genesis 1 Relate to the Cosmic Temple Inauguration Proposition 10: The Seven Days of Genesis 1 Do Not Concern Material Origins Proposition 11: "Functional Cosmic Temple" Offers Face-Value Exegesis Proposition 12: Other Theories of Genesis 1 Either Go Too Far or Not Far Enough Proposition 13: The Difference Between Origin Accounts in Science and Scripture is Metaphysical in Nature Proposition 14: God's Roles as Creator and Sustainer are Less Different Than We Have Thought Proposition 15: Current Debate About Intelligent Design Ultimately Concerns Purpose Proposition 16: Scientifice Explanations of Origins Can Be Veiwed in Light of Purpose, and If So, Are Unobjectionable Proposition 17: Resulting Theology in This View of Genesis 1 Is Stronger, Not Weaker Proposition 18: Public Science Education Should Be Neutral Regarding Purpose Summary and Conclusions FAQs Notes Index
Prologue Introduction Proposition 1: Genesis One Is Ancient Cosmology Proposition 2: Ancient Cosmology Is Function Oriented Proposition 3: "Create" (Hebrew bara') Concerns Functions Proposition 4: The Beginning State in Genesis One is Non-Functional Proposition 5: Days One Through Three in Genesis 1 Establish Functions Proposition 6: Days Four Through Six in Genesis 1 Install Functionaries Proposition 7: Divine Rest Is In a Temple Proposition 8: The Cosmos Is a Temple Proposition 9: The Seven Days of Genesis 1 Relate to the Cosmic Temple Inauguration Proposition 10: The Seven Days of Genesis 1 Do Not Concern Material Origins Proposition 11: "Functional Cosmic Temple" Offers Face-Value Exegesis Proposition 12: Other Theories of Genesis 1 Either Go Too Far or Not Far Enough Proposition 13: The Difference Between Origin Accounts in Science and Scripture is Metaphysical in Nature Proposition 14: God's Roles as Creator and Sustainer are Less Different Than We Have Thought Proposition 15: Current Debate About Intelligent Design Ultimately Concerns Purpose Proposition 16: Scientifice Explanations of Origins Can Be Veiwed in Light of Purpose, and If So, Are Unobjectionable Proposition 17: Resulting Theology in This View of Genesis 1 Is Stronger, Not Weaker Proposition 18: Public Science Education Should Be Neutral Regarding Purpose Summary and Conclusions FAQs Notes Index
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