The lost world of Genesis One : ancient cosmology and the origins debate /
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. --from publisher description.
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Downers Grove, Ill. :
IVP Academic,
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Table of Contents:
- Genesis 1 is ancient cosmology
- Ancient cosmology is function oriented
- "Create" (Hebrew baraʼ) concerns and functions
- The beginning state in Genesis 1 is nonfunctional
- Days one to three in Genesis 1 establish functions
- Days four to six in Genesis 1 install functionaries
- Divine rest is in a temple
- The cosmos is a temple
- The seven days of Genesis 1 relate to the cosmic temple inauguration
- The seven days of Genesis 1 do not concern material origins
- "Functional cosmic temple" offers face-value exegesis
- Other theories of Genesis 1 either go too far or not far enough
- The difference between origin accounts in science and scripture is metaphysical in nature
- God's roles as creator and sustainer are less different than we have thought
- Current debate about intelligent design ultimately concerns purpose
- Scientific explanations of origins can be viewed in light of purpose, and if so, are unobjectionable
- Resulting theology in this view of Genesis 1 is stronger, not weaker
- Public science education should be neutral regarding purpose.
