Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Abbreviations ix
5. Introduction: Reconsidering Genesis 1 and Creation Ex Nihilo 1
6. 1. Interpretive Categories and the Ancient Near Eastern Context 7
7. 2. “Love Sought Is Good, but Given Unsought Is Better”: The Doctrine of Creation Ex Nihilo 45
8. 3. Biblical Pressure and Ex Nihilo Hermeneutics 89
9. 4. The Debated Syntax of Genesis 1:1-3 133
10. 5. Ways of Reading Genesis 1:1 179
11. 6. Genesis 1:1 as the First Act of Creation 211
12. Conclusion: Paths Travelled and Ways Forward 237
13. Bibliography 245
14. Scripture Index 267
15. Subject and Name Index 275