The Creator is the Redeemer
This week’s BioLogos post is up. It is a bit of a departure from the typical, but I think helps to round out an important biblical theological theme.
Jesus and the Sea
This week’s BioLogos post is up. Jesus calming the storm and waking on the water reflect the Old Testament theme of Yahweh taming the waters.
My Response to Al Mohler and the Age of the Earth
Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has argued recently in a public lecture that it is theologically necessary to say that the earth only appears to be old rather than actually being old. Otherwise, a literal interpretation of the first chapter of Genesis is in jeopardy. He mentioned in his presentation the BioLogos [...]
The Benefit of Doubt
Here is this week’s BioLogos post. Doubt is a normal part of the Christian faith. It is expected. But it is more than something we have to put up with. It is a gift from God to move us away from the shallowness of our own conceptions of God to grater depth and intimacy. The [...]
Gilgamesh, Atrahasis, and the Flood, Parts 2 and 3
The final two parts (two and three) of my three-part discussion of the biblical flood vis-a-vis Mesopotamian literature is now up on the BioLogos website. Hint, yes I think the Mesopotamian literature is very important for understanding the theology of the biblical story :-)
Gilgamesh, Atrahasis, and the Flood
Here is this week’s BioLogos post where we look at the similarities between these Mesopotamian and the biblical flood story.
Genesis 2-9 and Atrahasis
Here is this week’s post at BioLogos, this one on the well-known similarities between Israel’s second creation story and the Atrahasis Epic. As we saw with last week’s post on Genesis 1 and Enuma Elish, Genesis 2-9 and Atrahasis breathe the same air. They share ancient Mesopotamian ways of talking about origins. This is a clear indication [...]
Genesis 1 and Enuma Elish
Here is this week’s blog post at BioLogos on a perennial topic: the relationship between Genesis 1 and the Babylonian creation myth Enuma Elish. Both stories are distinct yet they clearly breath the same ancient air when it comes to describing origins.
Israel’s Two Creation Stories (Part 3)
Here is the third and final BioLogos post on the differences between the two creation accounts in Genesis 1 and 2 (God’s names, different methods of creating, different views of humanity). The purpose of seeing these differences is not to hold the two stories apart, but to understand why they are placed where they are [...]
More on Israel’s Two Creation Stories
Part two of my summary of the differences between the two creation stories in Genesis is posted today on the BioLogos blog. This week I look at the different literary styles and different depictions of God.
