Evolution of Adam
eBook - ePub

Evolution of Adam

What the Bible Does and Doesn''t Say about Human Origins

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  1. 192 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Evolution of Adam

What the Bible Does and Doesn''t Say about Human Origins

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About this book

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 seemingly incompatible with what Genesis and the apostle Paul say about him. For Christians who accept evolution and want to take the Bible seriously, this presents a faith-shaking tension.Peter Enns, an expert in biblical interpretation, offers a way forward by explaining how this tension is caused not by the discoveries of science but by false expectations about the biblical texts. Focusing on key biblical passages in the discussion, Enns demonstrates that the author of Genesis and the apostle Paul wrote to ask and answer ancient questions for ancient people; the fact that they both speak of Adam does not determine whether Christians can accept evolution. This thought-provoking book helps readers reconcile the teachings of the Bible with the widely held evolutionary view of beginnings and will appeal to anyone interested in the Christianity-evolution debate.

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Information

Publisher
Brazos Press
Year
2012
eBook ISBN
9781441236333

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. Part One: Genesis: An Ancient Storyof Israelite Self-Definition
  9. Part Two: Understanding Paul’s Adam
  10. Conclusion
  11. Notes
  12. Bibliography
  13. Subject Index
  14. Scripture Index
  15. Back Cover