Re: [asa] books on the cosmology of the bible?

Douglas Hayworth wrote:

> Can anyone recommend any good books that describe the ancient
> cosmology of the bible (i.e., the cosmologies of the biblical
> writers from Moses through John)? Ideally it would be a commentary
> that is consistent with extrabiblical literature of the relevant
> cultures and times, provides many specific references to Scripture,
> but does not attempt to make too many conclusions or applications
> with regard to Christian doctrines, etc. In other words, I'm
> looking for something that is primarily descriptive and generally
> uncontroversial. For example, I want to know that where there are
> important numerological or other structural motifs that were
> consistent with the cosmological worldviews of the time, but I'm
> not interested in being told what that means about their
> inspirational or divine intent.

The commentary by Old Testament scholar Bruce Waltke is very good and
emphasizes the literary structure of the passages. Bruce K. Waltke,
2001, Genesis: A Commentary, Zondervan.

Also, there is a long article in the most recent issue of the
Christian Scholar's Review on the hermeneutics of the Genesis
creation account. Daniel C. Harlow, 2008, "Creation according to
Genesis: Literary genre, cultural context, theological truth":
Christian Scholar's Review, Vol. XXXVII, No. 2, p.163-198.

Keith

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Received on Wed Feb 6 19:25:06 2008