Reading Genesis Well: Navigating History, Poetry, Science, and Truth in Genesis 1-11
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:What does it mean to be a good reader of Genesis 1-11? What does it mean to take these ancient stories seriously and how does that relate to taking them literally? Can we even take any of this material seriously?...
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:What does it mean to be a good reader of Genesis 1-11? What does it mean to take these ancient stories seriously and how does that relate to taking them literally? Can we even take any of this material seriously?
Reading Genesis Well answers these questions and more, promoting a responsible conversation about how science and biblical faith relate by developing a rigorous approach to interpreting the Bible, especially those texts that come into play in science and faith discussions. This unique approach connects the ancient writings of Genesis 1-11 with modern science in an honest and informed way.
Old Testament scholar C. John Collins appropriates literary and linguistic insights from C. S. Lewis and builds on them using ideas from modern linguistics, such as lexical semantics, discourse analysis, and sociolinguistics. This study helps readers to evaluate to what extent it is proper to say that the Bible writers held a "primitive" picture of the world, and what function their portrayal of the world and its contents had in shaping the community.
PRODUCT DETAIL
- Catalogue Code 511466
- Product Code 9780310598572
- ISBNÂ 0310598575
- EANÂ 9780310598572
- UPCÂ 025986598570
- Pages 336
- Department Academic
- Category Biblical Studies
- Sub-Category Old Testament
- Publisher Zondervan
- Publication Date Oct 2018
- Sales Rank 15504
- Dimensions 228 x 152 x 23mm
- Weight 0.358kg
C John Collins
C John. Collins (Ph.D., School of Archaeology and Oriental Studies, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England)is professor of Old Testament at Covenant theological Seminary in St. Louis, and one of this generation's most skilled Bible exegetes. He is the author of Did Adam and Eve Really Exist?: Who They Were and Why You Should Care (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2011); Genesis 1-4: A Linguistic, Literary, and Theological Commentary (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2006); The God of Miracles: An Exegetical Examination of Godfds Action in the World (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2000; Leicester: Inter-Varsity, 2001) and Science and Faith: Friends or Foes? (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2003. Russian translation, 2005)
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