George,
It is up but not really indexed anywhere yet. The article is at
http://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/2006/PSCF6-06Murphy.pdf
TG
On Jan 2, 2007, at 6:00 AM, George Murphy wrote:
> Paul, as a 1st century Jew, accepted the understanding common in
> his culture, that Adam & Eve should be understood as historical
> individuals. This is similar to the way in which the writer of
> Genesis 1 accepted the views of ancient near eastern cultures about
> the the structure of the world (flat earth with a dome over it &
> waters above the heavens). The Holy Spirit, in inspiring
> scripture, accomodated the essential message to the limitations of
> the biblical writers and their audiences.
>
> On the issue of inspiration you might look at my brief article
> "Couldn't God Get It Right?" at http://www.elca.org/faithandscience/
> covalence/story/default.asp?
> Copyright=06-03-15&Author=murphy&Pages=1 . For the broader topic
> of evolution and the fall you could look at my article “Roads to
> Paradise and Perdition: Christ, Evolution, and Original Sin”
> inPerspectives on Science and Christian Faith 58, 109, 2006.
> Unfortunately it's not up on the asa website yet.
>
> Shalom
> George
> http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: n j
> To: asa@calvin.edu
> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 12:45 AM
> Subject: [asa] ORIGINS/BIBLE: Evolution, Adam, and Romans
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm starting to lean heavily towards evolution, but it has some
> theological implications that I'm looking into. For example, many
> hold that Adam was not a literal person and that the account of the
> fall is symbolic of when humans began to have free choice, self-
> conciousness and became aware of morality. Understanding that they
> should act morally, however, they chose to behave otherwise. For
> those who hold this view, how do you account for Paul writing as if
> Adam was a historical person through whom sin entered the world --
> Rom 5:12; 1 Cor 15:22; 15:45?
>
> Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
>
>
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