Creation stories in dialogue : : the Bible, science, and folk traditions : Radbound prestige lectures in New Testament / / by R. Alan Culpepper ; edited by R. Alan Culpepper, Jan G. van der Watt.

• Superior document: Biblical interpretation series, volume 139
• VerfasserIn: Culpepper, R. Alan,
• TeilnehmendeR: Culpepper, R. Alan,; Watt, Jan G. van der,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Biblical interpretation series ; volume 139.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (322 p.)
• Notes: "The second Radboud Prestige Lectures in New Testament were held in April 2013 at the Radboud University Nijmegen"--Preface.; Includes index.

This book is about creation stories in dialogue, not only between different religious views, but also between current day scientific perspectives. International specialists, like Alan Culpepper, David Christian, John Haught, Randall Zachman, Ellen van Wolde from various disciplines are reflecting on the interface between science and religion relating questions of creation and origin. This multi-disciplinary discussion by some of the leading exponents in this field makes the book unique, not only in its depth of discussion, but also in it wide ranging interdisciplinary discussion. The point of departure of all the contributions is the prestige lecture by Alan Culpepper where he argues for bringing Biblical material into discussion with modern scientific insights relating to creation and origin.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- “Children of God”: Evolution, Cosmology, and Johannine Thought / R. Alan Culpepper -- From Mapping to Meaning / David Christian -- Big History and Big Questions / Ted Peters -- Big History, Scientific Naturalism, and Christian Hope / John F. Haught -- The Creation Stories We Live By / Graham B. Walker -- Created Agencies of Creation in Genesis 1 / Kurt Anders Richardson -- The Evolution of the Consciousness of God and the Gospel of John / Randall C. Zachman -- “Creation Out of Nothing” and the Hebrew Bible / Ellen van Wolde -- “Why the World, Why the Universe?” A Buddhist Perspective / Paul van der Velde -- The Lost Land and the Earth Mother: African Mythology and the Issue of Land in Southern Africa / Attie van Niekerk -- The Johannine Logos-Hymn: A Cross-Cultural Celebration of God’s Creative-Redemptive Work / Paul N. Anderson -- “Children of God” and Aristotelian Epigenesis in the Gospel of John / Adele Reinhartz -- Cosmos, Reality, and God in the Letters of John / Jan van der Watt -- The Cosmological Vision of John: The Evangelist as Observer and Interpreter / Mary L. Coloe -- Summary and Reflections: The Dialogue about Stories of Origin / R. Alan Culpepper -- Academic Curriculum Vitae: R. Alan Culpepper -- List of Publications: R. Alan Culpepper -- Index of Authors.