The Creation of Heaven and Earth: Re-Interpretations of Genesis I in the Context of Judaism, Ancient Philosophy, Christianity, and Modern Physics
Language: English
Published by Brill, 2004
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2004 Brill hardcover edition. Light reading wear else very good condition. From the cover: 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. Contents: 1. 'The Creation of Light in Genesis 1:1-5: Remarks on the Function of Light and Darkness in the Opening Verses of the Hebrew Bible' by Ed Noort; 2. 'Back to Chaos: The Relationship between Jeremiah 4:23-26 and Genesis 1' by Jacques van Ruiten; 3. 'Lights Serving as Signs for Festivals' (Genesis 1:14b) in Enuma Elis and Early Judaism' by Eibert Tigchelaar; 4. 'Creation in the Dead Sea Scrolls' by Florentino Garcia Martinez; 5. 'Canonical and Alternative Creation Myths in Ancient Greece' by Jan N. Bremmer; 6. 'Cosmic Gods and Primordial Chaos in Hellenistic and Roman Philosophy: The Context of Philo's Interpretation of Plato's Timaeus and the Book of Genesis' by John Dillon; 7. 'God the Creator, God the Creation: Numenius' Interpretation of Genesis 1:2 (Frg. 30)' by Robbert M. van den Berg; 8. 'Galen and Genesis' by Teun Tieleman; 9. 'The 'True Light which Enlightens Everyone' (John 1:9): John, Genesis, the Platonic Notion of the 'True, Noetic Light,' and the Allegory of the Cave in Plato's Republic' by George H. van Kooten; 10. 'Creation 'Out of' and 'Through' Water in 2 Peter 3:5' by Edward Adams; 11. 'The History-of-Religions Background of 1 Timothy 4:4: 'Everything that God has Created is Good'' by Boudewijn Dehandschutter; 12. 'Reading Creation: Early Medieval Views of Genesis and Plato's Timaeus' by Willemien Otten; 13. 'Design in Nature: Some Current Issues' by Rene van Woudenberg; 14. 'Design in Nature: Some Comments from the Ancient Perspective' by John Dillon.…
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- Title
- The Creation of Heaven and Earth: Re-Interpretations of Genesis I in the Context of Judaism, Ancient Philosophy, Christianity, and Modern Physics
- Author
- Ed Noort, Jacques van Ruiten, Eibert Tigchelaar, Florentino Garcia Martinez, Jan N. Bremmer, John Dillon, Robbert M. van den Berg, Teun Tieleman, George H. van Kooten, Edward Adams, Boudewijn Dehandschutter, Willemien Otten, and Rene van Woudenberg.
- Publisher
- Brill
- Publication year
- 2004
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 9004142355
- ISBN 13
- 9789004142350
- Seller catalogs
- Ancient World
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.
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