In the Beginning, God: Creation from God's Perspective

In the Beginning, God: Creation from God's Perspective

Dr. Heck presents a theological defense of young earth creationism through a straightforward reading of the first chapter of Genesis as narrative history. This book works well for topic study on creation and for Old Testament studies on the text of Genesis. Much has been written on the creation from the scientific view, but little has attempted to explain the text of Genesis 1. A failure to read Genesis 1 as narrative history almost always comes as a result of the reader bringing presuppositions on the assured results of science. The first chapter of Genesis must be taken as historical fact!

This booklet sets forth the position of the Bible on the message of Genesis 1, particularly as it has to do with the creation/evolution debate. Someone once described himself as having been liberated from literalism. Presumably, he was referring negatively to the position that takes Genesis 1 literally, that is, as a statement of historical narrative. As a result of being liberated from literalism, he was enslaved to a falsehood. The issue for a proper understanding of Genesis 1 is not a literal versus a figurative interpretation; it is a question of the intended message of the text. There is nothing wrong with taking literally a passage that is intended to be taken literally, that is, according to the letters. Most of the time, to take a passage literally is to take it seriously.
-From the Introduction-

Dr. Joel D. Heck is Professor of Theology at Concordia University Texas. He holds a ThM in Old Testament from Trinity Evangelical Divinity and a ThD in Exegetical Theology from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.
Country USA
Brand Concordia Publishing House
Manufacturer Concordia Publishing
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 307384
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780758627384
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Concordia Publishing House
Manufacturer	Concordia Publishing
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	307384
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780758627384
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

In the Beginning, God: Creation from God's Perspective

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