The evolution of Adam : what the Bible does and doesn't say about human origins /

The evolution of Adam : what the Bible does and doesn't say about human origins /

Can Christianity and evolution coexist? Traditional Christian teaching presents Jesus as reversing the effects of the fall of Adam. However, an evolutionary view of beginnings doesn't allow for a historical Adam, making evolution seem incompatible with what Genesis and the apostle Paul say abou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Enns, Peter, 1961-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Brazos Press, [2012]
Subjects:
Bible. > Genesis > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Old Testament > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Epistles of Paul > Theology.
Theological anthropology > Biblical teaching.
Table of Contents:
  • Genesis and the challenges of the nineteenth century : science, biblical criticism, and biblical archeology
  • When was Genesis written?
  • Stories of origins from Israel's neighbors
  • Israel and primordial time
  • Paul's Adam and the Old Testament
  • Paul as an ancient interpreter of the Old Testament
  • Paul's Adam
  • Adam today : nine theses.