Interpreting Eden: A Guide to Faithfully Reading and Understanding Genesis 1-3
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Table of contents :
Tables and Illustrations
Foreword by D. A. Carson
Acknowledgment
Introduction: The Need
Part 1: Basic Interpretive Principles
God
Interpretive Implications of God's Activity
The Status of the Bible
Interacting with Scientific Claims
Three Modern Myths in Interpreting Genesis 1
The Genre of Genesis
Summary of Hermeneutical Principles
Part 2: Exegetical Concerns
Correlations with Providence in Genesis 1
The Water Above (Gen. 1:6–8)
Correlations with Providence in Genesis 2–3
Part 3: Interpreting Genesis 1–3 as a Larger Whole
Time in Genesis 1
Implications for Modern Views of Genesis 1
Attitudes and Expectations
The Days of Genesis 1
Factuality and Literalism
Conclusion
Appendix A: Genesis 1:1 Is the First Event, Not a Summary
Appendix B: The Meaning of Accommodation
Appendix C: A Misunderstanding of Calvin on Genesis 1:6–8 and 1:5
Appendix D: Multiple Interpretations of Ancient Texts
Bibliography
Subject Index
Scripture Index
