Evolution of Adam – What the Bible Does and Doesn`t Say about Human Origins

Peter Enns (PhD, Harvard University) is the Abram S. Clemens Professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. He is a cohost of the popular podcast The Bible for Normal People (7 million downloads over four years) and has more than 50,000 social media followers. The first edition of The Evolution of Adam received a Book of the Year Award from Foreword Magazine. Enns is also the author of How the Bible Actually Works, The Bible Tells Me So, The Sin of Certainty, and Inspiration and Incarnation.

• ContentsIntroductionPart 1: Genesis: An Ancient Story of Israelite Self-Definition1. Genesis and the Challenges of the Nineteenth Century: Science, Biblical Criticism, and Biblical Archaeology2. When Was Genesis Written?3. Stories of Origins from Israel's Neighbors4. Israel and Primordial TimePart 2: Understanding Paul's Adam5. Paul's Adam and the Old Testament6. Paul as an Ancient Interpreter of the Old Testament7. Paul's AdamConclusion: Adam Today--NineThesesAfterword: Adam, Evangelicalism, and the Metanarrative of EvolutionIndexes

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