Tag Archives: Tremper Longman III

The End of the Flood

Posted on July 12, 2018 by rjs5

Well, perhaps not so much the end of the flood as the last post on the new book The Lost World of the Flood by Tremper Longman III and John Walton. As Old Testament scholars they have explored the ancient … Continue reading →

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The Most Challenging Passage

Posted on July 3, 2018 by rjs5

I have long felt that the most challenging passage in Scripture is found at the beginning of Genesis 6. When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, the sons of God … Continue reading →

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Setting the Stage

Posted on June 26, 2018 by rjs5

Genesis 1-11 is primeval history and theological history. It plays an important role in the narrative of Genesis. It sets the stage for what is to come … Abraham, Israel, the kingdoms and prophets, exile and return, the front story … Continue reading →

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The Unfolding Pattern

Posted on June 12, 2018 by rjs5

We’ve been working through The Lost World of the Flood: Mythology, Theology and the Deluge Debate by Tremper Longman III and John Walton. They summarize: Our view has been laid out: a real flood of universal impact was the impetus … Continue reading →

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Local Flood – Authoritative Cosmic Interpretation

Posted on May 31, 2018 by rjs5

The next proposition in The Lost World of the Flood by Tremper Longman III and John Walton puts it on the line. The flood was a real, devastating, event that lived in human memory in the ancient Near East. But … Continue reading →

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The Flood in the Ancient Near East

Posted on May 24, 2018 by rjs5

The next two propositions in The Lost World of the Flood by Tremper Longman and John Walton compare the flood story in Mesopotamian literature with the story found in Genesis 6-9. Outside of Genesis, there are several known versions of … Continue reading →

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It is Hyperbole.

Posted on May 17, 2018 by rjs5

We’ve been reading through The Lost World of the Flood by Tremper Longman III and John Walton. We now get to a couple of propositions that may take some getting used to and some careful thought. Tremper and John agree … Continue reading →

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They’re Theological Histories

Posted on May 10, 2018 by rjs5

John Walton and Tremper Longman III (The Lost World of the Flood) consider many of the stories in the old Testament, and in Genesis 1-11 in particular, to be theological histories. These stories refer to historical events in some sense, … Continue reading →

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Does Genesis Make Claims About History?

Posted on May 1, 2018 by rjs5

The obvious answer to this question is yes – at least when it comes to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph. There is little doubt about this. The text is making intentional claims about the history of Israel in Genesis 12-50. … Continue reading →

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An Ancient Document

Posted on April 19, 2018 by rjs5

The Old Testament is a collection of ancient texts written in contexts that were quite different from ours. Genesis is an ancient document. As Christians we believe that it was inspired to tell God’s story and to reveal his work … Continue reading →

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