The Lost World of Genesis One

by Walton, John H.

• ISBN13: 9780830837045
• ISBN10: 0830837043
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-30
• Publisher: Ivp Academic

Summary

Roger Olson delves into many of the significant issues raised by the popular book, The Shack, such as forgiving those who have done us great evil, how God acts in the world, how God is three persons in one and what difference this makes to us. While he offers his own criticisms of the book, he largely finds the truth about God in The Shack.

Author Biography

John H. Walton is professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College. He has written many books on the Old Testament and its ancient Near-Eastern background, including a commentary on Genesis, Ancient Israelite Literature in Its Cultural Context and (as coauthor) The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament.

Table of Contents

Prologue	p. 7
Introduction	p. 9
Genesis 1 Is Ancient Cosmology	p. 16
Ancient Cosmology Is Function Oriented	p. 23
"Create" (Hebrew bara) Concerns Functions	p. 38
The Beginning State in Genesis 1 Is Nonfunctional	p. 47
Days One to Three in Genesis 1 Establish Functions	p. 54
Days Four to Six in Genesis 1 Install Functionaries	p. 63
Divine Rest Is in a Temple	p. 72
The Cosmos Is a Temple	p. 78
The Seven Days of Genesis 1 Relate to the Cosmic Temple Inauguration	p. 87
The Seven Days of Genesis 1 Do Not Concern Material Origins	p. 93
"Functional Cosmic Temple" Offers Face-Value Exegesis	p. 102
Other Theories of Genesis 1 Either Go Too Far or Not Far Enough	p. 108
The Difference Between Origin Accounts in Science and Scripture Is Metaphysical in Nature	p. 114
God's Roles as Creator and Sustainer Are Less Different Than We Have Thought	p. 119
Current Debate About Intelligent Design Ultimately Concerns Purpose	p. 125
Scientific Explanations of Origins Can Be Viewed in Light of Purpose, and If So, Are Unobjectionable	p. 132
Resulting Theology in This View of Genesis 1 Is Stronger, Not Weaker	p. 142
Public Science Education Should Be Neutral Regarding Purpose	p. 152
Summary and Conclusions	p. 162
FAQs	p. 169
Notes	p. 174
Index	p. 191
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