Tag: Peter Enns
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Peter Enns on Resisting Political Eschatologies
Peter Enns: Dear Christian: If the Thought of Either Romney or Obama Getting Elected Makes You Fearful, Angry, or Depressed, You Have What we Call a Theological Problem – Peter Enns Before we get going here, let’s be clear on what I.am.saying. and what I.am.not.saying. This is not a cynical, “I’m above it all,” anti-political rant.…
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Once More, With Feeling: Adam, Evolution and Evangelicals (Peter Enns)
Huffington Post: Once More, With Feeling: Adam, Evolution and Evangelicals … Evangelicals look to the Bible to settle important questions of faith. So, faced with a potentially faith-crushing idea like evolution, evangelicals naturally ask right off the bat, "What does the Bible say about that?" And then informed by "what the Bible says," they are…
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When was Genesis Written and Why Does it Matter? A Brief Historical Study
When was Genesis Written and Why Does it Matter? A Brief Historical Study. An essay by Peter Enns at Biologos. A lengthy but interesting essay. The key takeaway… … The truth, however, is that this alleged “postbiblical” period is actually the biblical period, meaning the time in which the Hebrew Old Testament as we know…
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Genesis, Creation, and Ancient Interpreters, Part II
Science and the Sacred: Genesis, Creation, and Ancient Interpreters, Part II Peter Enns We saw last week that wisdom was represented as a woman in Proverbs. (We looked at Proverbs 8:22-31, but you can see it almost anywhere in Proverbs 1-9.) This is called “personification,” i.e., when human traits are given to something abstract to…
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What Does “Image of God” Mean? Part 3
Science and the Sacred: What Does “Image of God” Mean? Part 3 (This is the third of a three part series by OT scholar Peter Enns.) One of the portraits the New Testament paints of Jesus is that of ultimate image-bearer of God. Jesus fully reflects God’s image; he is the true representative of God…
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What Does “Image of God” Mean? Part 2
Science and the Sacred: What Does “Image of God” Mean? Part 2 by Peter Enns Last week we saw that “image of God” in Genesis 1:26-27 means being God’s representative rulers in his creation. This is similar to two ancient practices: kings placing images of themselves in distant parts of their kingdom and the use…
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Gilgamesh, Atrahasis, and the Flood, Part 2
Science and the Sacred: Gilgamesh, Atrahasis, and the Flood, Part 2 Last week we looked at the similarities between the biblical flood story and two older Mesopotamian versions, Gilgamesh and Atrahasis. This week we will focus on some of the theological distinctives of the biblical story. Like all ancient flood stories, the version in Genesis…
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Gilgamesh, Atrahasis, and the Flood
Science and the Sacred: Gilgamesh, Atrahasis, and the Flood Peter Enns The biblical flood story (Genesis 6-9) has certainly taken a beating over the last two or three centuries. The problems began in earnest once geologists realized that a literal submersion of the entire earth in water is contradicted by clear scientific evidence. Then, beginning…