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The creation of heaven and earth : re-interpretation of Genesis I in the context of Judaism, ancient philosophy, Christianity, and modern physics / edited by George H. van Kooten.

Van Pelt Library BS680.C69 C74 2005
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Kooten, Geurt Hendrik van, 1969-
Series:
Themes in biblical narrative 1388-3909 ; v. 8.
Themes in biblical narrative, 1388-3909 ; v. 8
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Bible. New Testament.
Creation--Biblical teaching--Congresses.
Creation.
Biblical cosmology--Congresses.
Biblical cosmology.
Bible. Genesis, I--Criticism, interpretation, etc--Congresses.
Bible.
Bible. Genesis, I.
Bible. New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc--Congresses.
Cosmology--History--Congresses.
Cosmology.
History.
Creation--Biblical teaching.
Genre:
Conference papers and proceedings.
Physical Description:
xiv, 284 pages ; 25 cm.
Place of Publication:
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2005.
Contents:
Part I Creation in Genesis, Jeremiah, The Ancient Near East, and Early Judaism
The Creation of Light in Genesis 1:1-5: Remarks on the Function of Light and Darkness in the Opening Verses of the Hebrew Bible / Ed Noort 3
Back to Chaos: The Relationship between Jeremiah 4:23-26 and Genesis 1 / Jacques van Ruiten 21
'Lights Serving as Signs for Festivals' (Genesis 1:14b) in Enuma Elis and Early Judaism / Eibert Tigchelaar 31
Creation in the Dead Sea Scrolls / Florentino Garcia Martinez 49
Part II Creation in Ancient Greece, Ancient Philosophy, and the Earliest Graeco-Roman Interpretations of Genesis 1
Canonical and Alternative Creation Myths in Ancient Greece / Jan N. Bremmer 73
Cosmic Gods and Primordial Chaos in Hellenistic and Roman Philosophy: The Context of Philo's Interpretation of Plato's Timaeus and the Book of Genesis / John Dillon 97
God the Creator, God the Creation: Numenius' Interpretation of Genesis 1:2 (Frg. 30) / Robbert M. van den Berg 109
Galen and Genesis / Teun Tieleman 125
Part III Creation in the Johannine, Petrine, and Pauline Literatures
The 'True Light which Enlightens Everyone' (John 1:9): John, Genesis, the Platonic Notion of the 'True, Noetic Light,' and the Allegory of the Cave in Plato's Republic / George H. van Kooten 149
Creation 'Out of' and 'Through' Water in 2 Peter 3:5 / Edward Adams 195
The History-of-Religions Background of 1 Timothy 4:4: 'Everything that God has Created is Good' / Boudewijn Dehandschutter 211
Part IV Creation in the Middle Ages and Modernity
Reading Creation: Early Medieval Views of Genesis and Plato's Timaeus / Willemien Otten 225
Design in Nature: Some Current Issues / Rene van Woudenberg 245
Design in Nature: Some Comments from the Ancient Perspective / John Dillon 263
I Ancient Near Eastern Texts 267
II Greek and Latin Pagan Texts 267
III Jewish Texts 273
1 Hebrew Bible 273
2 Apocrypha and Septuagint 277
3 Pseudepigrapha and other Jewish Texts 277
4 Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Texts 278
5 Philo of Alexandria 279
6 Josephus 279
7 Targumim 280
8 Rabbinic Texts 280
IV Christian Texts 280
1 New Testament 280
2 Early Christian and Medieval Writers 282.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9004142355
OCLC:
56608061

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