The Lost World of Genesis One
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Authors: John H. Walton
Tags: #Religion, #Biblical Studies, #Old Testament
JOHN H. WALTON
Prologue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
PROPOSITION 1:
Genesis 1 Is Ancient Cosmology . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
PROPOSITION 2:
Ancient Cosmology Is Function Oriented . . . . . . . . 23
PROPOSITION 3:
"Create" (Hebrew bara') Concerns Functions . . . . . . 38
PROPOSITION 4:
The Beginning State in Genesis 1 Is Nonfunctional . . . 47
PROPOSITION 5:
Days One to Three in Genesis 1 Establish Functions . . 54
PROPOSITION 6:
Days Four to Six in Genesis 1 Install Functionaries . . . 63
PROPOSITION 7:
Divine Rest Is in a Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
PROPOSITION 8:
The Cosmos Is a Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
PROPOSITION 9:
PROPOSITION 10:
The Seven Days of Genesis 1 Do Not Concern Material Origins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
PROPOSITION 11: