Reconsidering creation ex nihilo in Genesis 1
Introduction : reconsidering Genesis 1 and creation ex nihilo -- Interpretive categories and the ancient Near Eastern context -- "Love sought is good, but given unsought is better" -- Biblical pressure and ex nihilo hermeneutics -- The debated syntax of Genesis 1:1-3 -- The narrative funct...
| Summary: | Introduction : reconsidering Genesis 1 and creation ex nihilo -- Interpretive categories and the ancient Near Eastern context -- "Love sought is good, but given unsought is better" -- Biblical pressure and ex nihilo hermeneutics -- The debated syntax of Genesis 1:1-3 -- The narrative function of Genesis 1:1 -- In conclusion : a way forward. "A reconsideration of the doctrine of creation from nothing, arguing that it emerges from the early Christian reading of Genesis 1 within the two-testament literary-canonical context of Scripture"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1646020650 |