Faith and fossils : the Bible, creation, and evolution / Lester L. Grabbe.
Many books have been written on the Bible and evolution by scientists, but this volume is written by a biblical specialist. In Faith and Fossils Lester Grabbe, a prominent Hebrew Bible scholar, examines the Bible in its ancient context and explores its meaning in light of emerging scientific evidenc...
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Grand Rapids, Michigan :
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company,
[2018]
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. A Scholar's Story: 1. From Bible Belt to Bible scholar : the journey begins ; 2. Creation in the Bible : the ancient Near East and the beginnings of the world ; 3. The flood story : Mesopotamian parallels ; 4. "After its kind" : genetics and evolution
- Part II. Evangelicals and Evolution: 5. A shifting conversation : science and religion ; 6. Science and faith : the believing scientist ; 7. Genesis reconsidered : how we got the Bible
- Part III. Adam and Human Ancestry: 9. Homo neanderthalensis, homo denisova, and homo sapiens : deep ancestry ; 9. The Adam debate : an iconic human ; 10. "In our image" : reflections of a biblical scholar.