Six days? Really?
Are the days of creation ordinary days? Could they be long periods of time? Is Genesis 1 poetry? Does the length of the days really affect the Gospel?
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The victory of the Last Adam
In the wilderness temptation, Jesus succeeded where Adam failed.
The Genesis genealogies
The Genesis genealogies are both a historical account, which can be used to calculate the age of world, and a key aspect of the fulfillment of the Messianic promise.
Christian critic calls young-earth creationism “laughable and dangerous”
Response to a correspondent who takes issue with Genesis as literal history.
Dread of man: part 2—fear, hunting, and human diet
Was the ‘fear and dread’ of man in the animals after Noah’s Flood something new God specially brought about?
Dread of man: part 1—hermeneutics, cultural evolution, and biblical history
Was the ‘fear and dread’ of man in the animals after Noah’s Flood something new God specially brought about?
The Israelites
The origin of the Israelites is detailed in the Bible, but people tend to have an oversimplified understanding of the sons of Jacob, Isaac, and Abraham.
Adam and Eve in historical survey—learn but be leery
A historical survey of Adam and Eve—from a skeptical perspective.
Sevens in the Bible: a reason to doubt God created in a literal week?
A reason to doubt God created in a literal week?
The fruit of sin vs the fruit of sanctification: a Pauline allusion to Genesis 3 in Romans 6
Does Paul allude to the Fall in Romans 6?
A biased survey of the history of Genesis interpretation
A biased survey of the history of Genesis interpretation.
Orthodox on God; ambivalent on biblical literalism; bypassing science; socially conservative
Orthodox on God, ambivalent on biblical literalism, bypassing science, and socially conservative.