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

There is a very good article on Cosmology by Ernest Lucas, a Ph D chemist in
the Dictionary of Old Testament - Pentateuch published by IVP 2003. The
articles in the NT part of the series are also useful

Michael
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Miller" <kbmill@ksu.edu>
To: "Douglas Hayworth" <haythere.doug@gmail.com>
Cc: "AmericanScientificAffiliation" <asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 12:23 AM
Subject: 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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