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Science, creation and the Bible : reconciling rival theories of origins / Richard F. Carlson and Tremper Longman III.

By: Carlson, Richard F, 1936-Contributor(s): Longman, Tremper Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Academic, c2010Description: 143 p. ; 21 cmISBN: 9780830838899 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0830838899Subject(s): Bible. Genesis, I-II -- Criticism, interpretation, etc | Creationism | Creation | Religion and science | ReligionDDC classification: 231.7CAR LOC classification: BS651 | .C333 2010

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Main Library Main Library Religion	NFIC	231.7CAR (Browse shelf (Opens below))	1	Available		31820

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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

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