Justice for Genesis : a scientific exploration / J. C. Walton ; foreword by Andrea Luxton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walton, J. C. (John Christopher), author.

Contributor:

Luxton, Andrea, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Genesis--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Genesis--History of Biblical events.

Bible--Evidences, authority, etc.

Bible and science.

Bible and geology.

Physical Description:

xv, 301 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Berrien Springs, Michigan : Andrews University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"This book is a comprehensive account of philosophical, scientific, and other scholarly matters relating to Genesis. It deals with philosophical questions about God and the miraculous. Careful consideration is given to scientific issues about chronology, scholarly findings about the text, and archaeological discoveries. It brings together a host of information supporting the historical reliability of Genesis and the impact this has on its message for today"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1: Worldviews at war. Why reconsider Genesis?

Genesis and the miraculous

God: to believe or not to believe?

Rational routes to God: implications for Genesis

Part 2: The literary composition of Genesis

Roots, pedigree, and characteristics of Genesis

Part 3: Chronology and earth history. Genesis, geology, and the Flood

Compact time confronts deep time

Compact time and the age of the geologic column

Flexible tissues and preserved cellular organs

Part 4: Archaeology and Genesis

Edenic themes pervade ancient nations

Post-Flood diversification of nations

Birth pains of the nation of Israel

Part 5: Adam's creator God. God as revealed in the creation accounts

The origin and organization of life

The persistence of evil

The message of Genesis

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781940980317

1940980313

OCLC:

1379273591