Genesis, chapters one and two, present two accounts of creation. Many critics of the Bible (often, atheists) assume that they are contradictory. But there are many factors involved in interpreting ...

A Bible scholar takes issue with those who blame the Book of Genesis for Western culture's exploitative disregard for nature. An 1967 article in the prestigious journal Science, “The Historical Roots ...

Genesis 1–2 stands at the heart of Old Testament theology and provides the biblical foundation for understanding creation, divine sovereignty, humanity, and the nature of the world. Yet the modern ...

One of the hallmarks of evangelical faith is that the Bible is true in all that it claims. As the National Association of Evangelicals states it, “We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only ...

Many people believe that according to the Bible, there has been a cosmic Fall as a result of the sin of the first humans, and death was a consequence of this supposed Fall. Many such approaches to ...

This single phrase in Genesis 1:1 acts like a 'door' that opens up the narrative structure and theology of the entire Bible.1. What is the Hebrew word 'Bereshit'?Word form: Genesis 1:1 begins as ...

Like all the best stories, the creation stories of Genesis have an afterlife that both is and isn't dependent on the original. Just as we can marvel at the things we can read into and out of each ...

Ancient Mesopotamian texts had a significant impact upon the material in the Bible. Some Mesopotamian sources, such as the Laws of Hammurabi and the Assyrian Vassal Treaties, had a direct impact upon ...

How the great theologian might weigh in on the Darwin debate. This year marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th of the publication of his On the Origin of Species. For some ...