In my previous post I discussed the value of using ancient Near Eastern (ANE) texts to sharpen and enhance our understanding of the world of the Old Testament. In terms of the Creation Project, I want to explore ANE texts that address cosmology in order to understand better how the ancient Israelites might have interpreted Genesis 1. In this post…

It is one thing to affirm the truth, authority, and reliability (inerrancy) of the Bible in the early chapters of Genesis, which I surely do, but is quite another thing to understand how God intends that we understand them. Some argue, for example, that Genesis 1 (meaning here Gen. 1:1-2:3) clearly teaches that God created…