Genesis and Christian Theology

by Macdonald, Nathan; Elliott, Mark W.; Macaskill, Grant

• ISBN13: 9780802867254
• ISBN10: 0802867251
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-03
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Summary

Genesis and Christian Theology contributes significantly to the renewed convergence of biblical studies and systematic theology - two disciplines whose relational disconnect has adversely affected not only the academy but also the church as a whole. In this book twenty-one noted scholars consider the fascinating ancient book of Genesis in dialogue with historical and contemporary theological reflection. Their essays offer new vistas on familiar texts, reawakening past debates and challenging modern clichés.

Author Biography

Mark W. Elliott is senior lecturer in church history at the University of St. Andrews. Grant Macaskill is lecturer in New Testament at the University of St. Andrews.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	p. ix
Introduction	p. xiii
Genesis and Salvation History
Manifest Diversity: The Presence of God in Genesis	p. 3
Beginning with the Ending	p. 26
The Akedah in Canonical and Artistic Perspective	p. 43
Joseph in the Likeness of Adam: Narrative Echoes of the Fall	p. 62
"Before Abraham Was, I Am": The Book of Genesis and the Genesis of Christology	p. 74
Genesis 2-3: A Case of Inner-Biblical Interpretation	p. 85
Genesis and Divine-Human Relations
Gregory of Nyssa on Language, Naming God's Creatures, and the Desire of the Discursive Animal	p. 103
Image, Identity, and Embodiment: Augustine's Interpretation of the Human Person in Genesis 1-2	p. 117
Poetry and Theology in Milton's Paradise Lost	p. 129
Sex or Violence? Thinking Again with Genesis about Fall and Original Sin	p. 140
Genesis and the Natural World
Interpreting the Story of Creation: A Case- Study in the Dialogue between Theology and Science	p. 155
Humans, Animals, and the Environment in Genesis 1-3	p. 175
Reading Genesis in Borneo: Work, Guardianship, and Companion Animals in Genesis 2	p. 190
Covenantal Ecology: The Inseparability of Covenant and Creation in the Book of Genesis	p. 204
"And Without Thorn the Rose"? Augustine's Interpretations of Genesis 3:18 and the Intellectual Tradition	p. 216
Toward a Creational Perspective on Poverty: Genesis 1:26-28, Image of God, and Its Missiological Implications	p. 228
Genesis and the People of God
Did God Choose the Patriarchs? Reading for Election in the Book of Genesis	p. 245
Rebekah's Twins: Augustine on Election in Genesis	p. 267
Abraham and Aeneas: Genesis as Israel's Foundation Story	p. 287
Genesis and Human Society: The Learning and Teaching People of God	p. 306
Food, Famine and the Nations: A Canonical Approach to Genesis	p. 323
Index of Names	p. 334
Index of Scriptures	p. 338
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