New Explorations in the Lost World of Genesis: Advances in the Origins Debate (The Lost World)
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Overview
Updating and expanding upon his previous work on origins, this riveting volume from John H. Walton marks the eighth entry in his bestselling Lost World Series, which has sold more than 125,000 copies.
For over a decade, John Walton’s books The Lost World of Genesis One and The Lost World of Adam and Eve have shaped readers’ understanding of the ancient Near Eastern world and its implications for modern scientific origins debates. But more than simply engaging the creation/evolution debate, these works explored questions related to interpretation of Genesis through ancient eyes, the theological purpose of a seven-day creation account, the historicity of Adam and Eve, and the history of interpretation of the creative narratives.
In New Explorations in the Lost World of Genesis, Walton provides comprehensive and timely updates on the latest developments and research, including:
Engaging the latest scholarship as well as questions that his proponents and critics alike have raised, New Explorations in the Lost World of Genesis provides a relevant update that will benefit students, professors, and pastors as they continue to explore questions of origins and their implications for the Christian life.
- Provides comprehensive and timely updates on the latest developments and research
- Beneficial for students, professors, and pastors
- Addresses frequently asked questions
- 1. Introduction—Purpose of Book
- 2. Methodology
- 3. Gen 1: Creation Account Focused on Function/Order Instead of Physical/Material
- 4. Gen 1: Cosmic Temple and Rest
- 5. Gen 2: The Garden and the Trees
- 6. Gen 2: Adam and Eve
- 7. Gen 3: The Fall
- 8. Gen 3: The Pronouncement
- 9. Genesis and Science
- 10. Conclusion
John Walton has been writing insightfully about the book of Genesis for over twenty-five years. His important reminder that the books of the Bible were not written to us but rather for us underscores the importance of reading the books of the Old Testament in their ancient Near Eastern context. John has helped us do just that for years, and in this new book, he revisits the topics that he has treated earlier on the book of Genesis to give us his most recent and best thinking on that foundational book. I recommend New Explorations in the Lost World of Genesis for all readers of the Bible.
—Tremper Longman III, distinguished scholar and professor emeritus of biblical studies at Westmont College and author of How to Read the Psalms
John Walton, who has significantly shaped discussions on the early chapters of Genesis, continues to advance and enrich these conversations with his latest book. Drawing from a wealth of knowledge acquired over decades of research, John again provides insightful analysis of some of the Old Testament's most debated chapters with the clarity and expertise of a master teacher. His characteristic erudition and creativity are on display throughout, making this book an essential and engaging resource for students of Scripture interested in exploring the theology of the early chapters of Genesis.
—Adam E. Miglio, professor of Old Testament and archaeology at Wheaton College and author of The Gilgamesh Epic in Genesis 1-11: Peering into the Deep
We still need Walton’s Lost World series. This is true for several reasons, but most of all because we still have readers in the church who continue to misappropriate Genesis simplistically by assuming that our cultural context today is sufficient as background for interpreting the book. And yet, if one considers the distance between Shakespeare (for example) and our own post-industrial and post-modernist context, it seems obvious that reading the Bard demands quite a lot of us if we are to understand him properly. How much more so the distance between us and the world of Genesis? Walton's agenda in the series has been to illumine the cultural river of the ancient world (to borrow his metaphor), among whose currents swirl Israel’s ideas and ways of thinking. In this latest volume of the series, Walton (with the help of son J. Harvey Walton) has once again shown himself to be a dependable guide to exploring the currents of thought that informed Israel's Scriptures. As with other volumes in the series, the reader will benefit greatly by learning the currents flowing through ancient culture, which are so very different from the currents in which we swim in today's cultural river. All readers today will benefit from this latest contribution from the Waltons.
—Bill T. Arnold, Paul S. Amos Professor of Old Testament Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary
- Title: New Explorations in the Lost World of Genesis: Advances in the Origins Debate
- Authors: John H. Walton, J. Harvey Walton
- Series: The Lost World Series
- Publisher: IVP Academic
- Print Publication Date: 2025
- Pages: 272
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Resource ID: LLS:NXPRNSLSWDGEN
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-08-19T15:27:47Z