TY  - BOOK
AU  - Miller,Johnny V.
AU  - Soden,John M.
TI  - In the beginning-- we misunderstood: interpreting Genesis 1 in its original context 
SN  - 9780825439278
AV  - BS1235 .I584 2012
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Grand Rapids, Michigan
PB  - Kregel Publications
KW  - Columbia International University
KW  - Faculty
KW  - Presidents
KW  - Science and Religion
KW  - Old Testament Bible Study
KW  - Christian School Issues
N1  - Columbia International University Presidential Author; PART 1:  PAST AND PRESENT ISSUES IN INTERPRETING THE CREATION ACCOUNT --; Asking the right question --; We've been here before --; Finding meaning in Genesis 1 (part 1)-- --; Does Genesis 1 agree with modern science? --; Finding meaning in Genesis 1 (part 2): --; Should Genesis 1 be read literally? --; Purpose of Genesis --; What does it mean to whom? a guide to proper interpretation --; PART 2:  THE CREATION ACCOUNT IN LIGHT OF ITS ANCIENT HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT --; Genesis 1 compared with the Egyptian context --; Genesis 1 distinguished from the Egyptian context --; Genesis 1 compared with the Mesopotamian context --; Genesis 1 distinguished from the Mesopotamian context --; Genesis 1 and the Canaanite context --; PART 3:  THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CREATION ACCOUNT FOR THEOLOGY TODAY --; Objections (part 1): truth and chronology --; Objections (part 2): the meanings of day and death --; Toward a creation theology --; End of debate?; 2; b
N2  - For years, the evangelical church and its members have debated whether the Bible should be interpreted literally or symbolically in regards to the age of the earth. In their groundbreaking new book, In the Beginning . . . We Misunderstood, authors Johnny V. Miller and John M. Soden say that all these arguments have missed the point. Rather, what Christians really need to know is how to interpret the Bible in its original context. Exposing the fallacies of trying to make the biblical text fit a specific scientific presupposition, Miller and Soden offer a new approach to interpreting Genesis 1 that explores the creation account based on how the original audience would have understood its teaching. First, the authors present a clear explanation of the past and present issues in interpreting the first chapter of the Bible. Second, Miller and Soden break down the creation account according to its historical and cultural context by comparing and distinguishing both the Egyptian and Mesopotamian settings. Finally, they explore common objections to help readers understand the significance that the creation account has for theology today; Christians need not look any further than Genesis 1 to find clues to its meaning. Both irenic and bathed in Scripture, In the Beginning . . . We Misunderstood will equip every believer to navigate the creation wars, armed with biblically sound explanations
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