Science, creation and the Bible : reconciling rival theories of origins /
Carlson, Richard F., 1936-
Science, creation and the Bible : reconciling rival theories of origins / Richard F. Carlson and Tremper Longman III. - Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Academic, c2010. - 143 p. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Theological and scientific sources and their interpretation -- Characteristics of theology and science relevant to the conflict -- Biblical interpretation : a key element in resolving the creation-evolution conflict -- Creation in the Old Testament -- Creation in the New Testament -- Genesis 1:1-2:3 and Genesis 2:4-25 -- Genesis 1 and 2 as a worldview statement of the ancient people of Israel.
Physicist Richard Carlson and biblical scholar Tremper Longman address the longstanding problem of how to relate scientific description of the beginnings of the universe with the biblical creation passages found in Genesis chapters 1 and 2. Experts in their respective fields, these two authors provide a way to resolve the seeming conflicting descriptions by showing the meaning of the biblical texts as well as the meaning of scientific description.--From publisher description.
9780830838899 (paperback : alk. paper) 0830838899
2010019871
Bible.--O.T.--Genesis I-II--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Creationism.
Creation.
Religion and science.
BS651 / .C333 2010
231.7/652
Science, creation and the Bible : reconciling rival theories of origins / Richard F. Carlson and Tremper Longman III. - Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Academic, c2010. - 143 p. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Theological and scientific sources and their interpretation -- Characteristics of theology and science relevant to the conflict -- Biblical interpretation : a key element in resolving the creation-evolution conflict -- Creation in the Old Testament -- Creation in the New Testament -- Genesis 1:1-2:3 and Genesis 2:4-25 -- Genesis 1 and 2 as a worldview statement of the ancient people of Israel.
Physicist Richard Carlson and biblical scholar Tremper Longman address the longstanding problem of how to relate scientific description of the beginnings of the universe with the biblical creation passages found in Genesis chapters 1 and 2. Experts in their respective fields, these two authors provide a way to resolve the seeming conflicting descriptions by showing the meaning of the biblical texts as well as the meaning of scientific description.--From publisher description.
9780830838899 (paperback : alk. paper) 0830838899
2010019871
Bible.--O.T.--Genesis I-II--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Creationism.
Creation.
Religion and science.
BS651 / .C333 2010
231.7/652