Genesis and the Challenges of a 21st-Century Reading

What does Genesis 1-3 demand of 21st-century readers? The article focuses on the ancient Near Eastern location of the text, proposing that we ask only as much of the text as that location will allow. Relying on an older discussion of ancient thought as “empirico-logical” reasoning, as distinct from...

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Published in:Pro ecclesia
Main Author: Arnold, Bill T. 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publishing 2020
In: Pro ecclesia
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Genesis 1-3 / Mythology / Aetiology
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Creation
B Etiology
B Ancient Near Eastern cosmology / cosmogony
B Mythology
B Genre
B Hermeneutics
B History
B Genesis 1-3
B mytho-history
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