The lost world of the flood : mythology, theology, and the deluge debate

Tremper Longman III & John H. Walton ; with a contribution by Stephen O. Moshier
Downers Grove, Ill : IVP Academic, c2018
x, 189 p. ; 21 cm
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G/F CollectionBS 658 .L66Available

  • Part I: Method: Perspectives on Interpretation. Proposition 1: Genesis Is an Ancient Document; Proposition 2: Genesis 1-11 Makes Claims About Real Events; Proposition 3: Genesis Uses Rhetorical Devices; Proposition 4: The Bible Uses Hyperbole to Describe Historical Events; Proposition 5: Genesis Appropriately Presents a Hyperbolic Account of the Flood; Proposition 6: Genesis Depicts the Flood as a Global Event
  • Part II: Background: Ancient Near Eastern Texts. Proposition 7: Ancient Mesopotamia Also Has Stories of a Worldwide Flood; Proposition 8: The Biblical Flood Story Shares Similarities and Differences with Ancient Near Eastern Flood Accounts －
  • Part III: Text: Understanding the Biblical Text Literarily and Theologically. Proposition 9: A Local Cataclysmic Flood Is Intentionally Described as a Global Flood for Rhetorical Purposes; Proposition 10: The Flood Account Is Part of a Sequence of Sin and Judgment Serving as Backstory for the Covenant; Proposition 11: The Theological History Is Focused on the Issue of Divine Presence, the Establishment of Order, and How Order Is Undermined; Proposition 12: The zSons of Gody Episode Is Not Only a Prelude to the Flood; It Is the Narrative Sequel to Cain and Abel; Proposition 13: The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9) Is an Appropriate Conclusion to the Primeval Narrative --
  • Part IV: The World: Thinking About Evidence for the Flood. Proposition 14: The Flood Story Has a Real Event Behind It; Proposition 15: Geology Does Not Support a Worldwide Flood (Steve Moshier); Proposition 16: Flood Stories from Around the World Do Not Prove a Worldwide Flood; Proposition 17: zScience Can Purify Our Religion; Religion Can Purify Science from Idolatry and False Absolutesy
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes
  • IVP Academic
  • 083085200X
  • 9780830852000
  • text
  • volume
  • unmediated
  • https://cms.trccloud.hk/opac/bib/AOTf