Rudolf Bultmann on Myths
“It may be said that myths give to the transcendent reality an immanent, this-worldly objectivity. Myths speak about gods and demons as powers on which man knows himself to be dependent, powers whose favors he needs, powers whose wrath he fears. Myths express the knowledge that man is not master of the world and his [...]
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Exploring the Lost World of Genesis One (2)
For a start, see my recent review and part one of this series. Over the next two posts, I want to look at some of the strengths and weaknesses of his argument. I would strongly recommend this book to the reader who wants to start an exploration of a literal in context approach. As I [...]
In: Book Review · Tagged with: ancient near east, Christianity, creation, creation myths, creationism, evolution, framework, genesis one, ivp-academic, John Walton, judaism, lost world of genesis one, myths, nature, religion, young earth creationism
Exploring the Lost World of Genesis One (1)
For a start, see my recent review. Over the next two posts, I want to look at some of the strengths and weaknesses of his argument. I would strongly recommend this book to the reader who wants to start an exploration of a literal in context approach. I have had a few days to think [...]
In: Book Review · Tagged with: ancient near east, Christianity, creation, creation myths, creationism, d, evolution, framework, genesis one, ivp-academic, judaism, lost world of genesis one, myths, nature, religion, young earth creationism
Book Review: The Lost World of Genesis One
Your first question is most likely, why did I ask for this book? Well, to be honest, while I was reading James McGrath’s book, The Only True God, he mentioned a connection between monotheism and the act of Creation. While I am always, at some level, a literal creationist, I find the idea of mixing [...]
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The Lilith Mystery and the Christian Response
Back in November, I subscribed to a new blog, due to an article that the blogger had written. Soon after, the author posted a series of posts when I kept back for some reason – but today there was a reason to post them. So, here they are: In a section of the Sistene Chapel [...]
