Paul’s Adam (Part 4)

Here is my final post at BioLogos on issues surrounding Paul’s understanding of Adam. You might also want to look at today’s video by world-renown theologian Alister McGrath and his understanding of Adam and Eve as “stereotypical figures.” All of this follows upon Bruce Waltke’s video posted last week, challenging Evangelicals to come to terms [...]

Pauls’ Adam (Part 3)

Here is my third post on BioLogos concerning Paul’s use of the Adam story. It is a continuation of a list of issues I began last week. These are matters that invariably arise when trying to understand this important but involved issue. The list will conclude next week.

Paul’s Adam (part 2)

I am still at it over on BioLogos. This week I am beginning to list some of the issues that invariably arise when we try to understand how Paul was using Adam. The purpose of these posts is to lay issues out on the table for further reflection.

I’m on TV (sort of)

Here is part of an interview I gave a recently for BioLogos. If I remember correctly, there may be one or more coming. This interview concerns the never dull topic of the historical Adam.

Paul’s Adam (part 1)

My next post at BioLogos is about Paul’s Adam. The issue of the historical Adam is a very difficult one for many Christians. Scientific and archaeological evidence make a strictly literal/historical reading of the Adam story impossible. Many Christians realize this and so give considerable thought to what the significance of the Adam story is [...]

Adam is Israel

Here is my latest BioLogos post. This one is on how Adam is not the first human but “proto-Israel.” The point here follows on my previous posts on the cosmic battle motif in Exodus.