The Creation of Heaven and Earth : : Re-interpretations of Genesis I in the Context of Judaism, Ancient Philosophy, Christianity, and Modern Physics / / edited by George H. van Kooten.

• Superior document: Themes in Biblical Narrative ; 8
• TeilnehmendeR: Kooten, George H. van,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2005.
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Themes in Biblical Narrative ; 8.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (299 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Re-interpretations of Genesis I in the Context of Judaism, Ancient Philosophy, Christianity, and Modern Physics
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 128086754X; 9786610867547; 1429452668; 9047406893; 1433704390
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by George H. van Kooten.

This volume discusses the narrative of the creation of heaven, earth and light in the first chapter of Genesis and focuses extensively on its later interpretations in different cultural and religious contexts. After an introductory paper on the text of Genesis itself, the authors deal with receptions of this theme in the Prophet Jeremiah, Early Judaism, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. They comment on creation accounts in the Ancient Near East, Ancient Greece and ancient philosophy, reconstructing the earliest known receptions of Genesis 1 in ancient philosophers like Numenius and Galen. They trace its influence in the Johannine, Petrine and Pauline traditions of Early Christianity, and follow it right through the Middle Ages up till the present-day discussion of design in Nature.