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11 - Genesis, Science, and Theories of Origins

from Part III - Themes and Literary Motifs of Genesis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2022

By
Jitse M. van der Meer
Edited by
Bill T. Arnold
Bill T. Arnold
Affiliation:
Asbury Theological Seminary, Kentucky
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Summary

Discussions of religious faith and science have proceeded along four tracks: science, philosophy, systematic theology, and scriptural interpretation. The dominant dialogue between theology and science is mediated by philosophical categories. While less prominent, the engagement of science and Scripture has been addressed in several intersecting classifications each with a specific focus. James P. Hurd sketches three scenarios seeking to harmonize the paleontological record of humans origins with Scripture.1 Nicolaas Rupke surveys five discourses about Scripture and science in their social context from 1750 to 2000.2 Gijsbert van den Brink describes five types of interpretation of Genesis 2–3, addressing the historicity of Adam and the Fall.3 Deborah Haarsma and Loren Haarsma as well as Denis Alexander distinguish attempts at creating consistency between science and Scripture (scenarios, models).4 Mark Harris addresses the “neglect of the Bible by the science-religion field” more broadly.5 All aim at conflict resolution.

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The Cambridge Companion to Genesis , pp. 236 - 261
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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Walton, John H. The Lost World of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2–3 and the Human Origins Debate. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2015.Google Scholar
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Bono, James J. The Word of God and the Languages of Man: Interpreting Nature in Early Modern Science and Medicine 1: Ficino to Descartes. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1995.Google Scholar
Collins, C. John. Science and Faith: Friends or Foes. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2003.Google Scholar
Craig, William Lane. In Quest of the Historical Adam: A Biblical and Scientific Exploration. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2021.Google Scholar
Haarsma, Loren. When Did Sin Begin: Human Evolution and The Doctrine of Original Sin. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2021.Google Scholar
Harris, Mark. The Nature of Creation: Examining the Bible and Science. Durham, UK: Acumen, 2013.Google Scholar
Harrison, Peter. The Bible, Protestantism, and the Rise of Modern Science. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998.Google Scholar
Hilber, John W. Old Testament Cosmology and Divine Accommodation: A Relevance Theory Approach. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2020.Google Scholar
Howell, Kenneth J. God’s Two Books: Copernican Cosmology and Biblical Interpretation in Early Modern Science. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2002.Google Scholar
Ratzsch, Delvin. Science and Its Limits: The Natural Sciences in Christian Perspective. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000.Google Scholar
Rupke, Nicolaas A. “Five Discourses of Bible and Science 1750–2000.” Pages 179–95 in A Master of Science History: Essays in Honor of Charles Coulston Gillispie. Edited by Buchwald, J. Z.. Dordrecht: Springer, 2011.Google Scholar
Swamidass, S. Joshua. Genealogical Adam and Eve: The Surprising Science of Universal Ancestry. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2019.Google Scholar
van den Brink, Gijsbert. Reformed Theology and Evolutionary Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2020, chapter 3.Google Scholar
van der Meer, Jitse M. and Mandelbrote, Scott, eds. 2008. Nature and Scripture in the Abrahamic Religions: Up to 1700. 2 vols. Leiden: Brill.Google Scholar
van der Meer, Jitse M. and Mandelbrote, Scott, eds. 2008. Nature and Scripture in the Abrahamic Religions: 1700–Present. 2 vols. Leiden: Brill.Google Scholar
Walton, John H. The Lost World of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2–3 and the Human Origins Debate. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2015.Google Scholar

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