Vern S. Poythress (PhD, Harvard University; ThD, University of Stellenbosch) is Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Biblical Interpretation, and Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he has taught for four decades. In addition to earning six academic degrees, he is the author of numerous books and articles on biblical interpretation, language, and science.

• Tables and IllustrationsForeword by D. A. CarsonAcknowledgmentIntroduction: The NeedPart 1: Basic Interpretive PrinciplesGodInterpretive Implications of God's ActivityThe Status of the BibleInteracting with Scientific ClaimsThree Modern Myths in Interpreting Genesis 1The Genre of GenesisSummary of Hermeneutical PrinciplesPart 2: Exegetical Concerns  Correlations with Providence in Genesis 1The Water Above (Gen. 1:6–8) Correlations with Providence in Genesis 2–3Part 3: Interpreting Genesis 1–3 as a Larger WholeTime in Genesis 1Implications for Modern Views of Genesis 1Attitudes and ExpectationsThe Days of Genesis 1Factuality and LiteralismConclusionAppendix A: Genesis 1:1 Is the First Event, Not a SummaryAppendix B: The Meaning of AccommodationAppendix C: A Misunderstanding of Calvin on Genesis 1:6–8 and 1:5Appendix D: Multiple Interpretations of Ancient TextsBibliographySubject IndexScripture Index

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