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The Evolution Of Adam: What The Bible Does And Doesn't Say About Human Origins (2012)

by Peter Enns(Favorite Author)

3.92 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

158743315X (ISBN13: 9781587433153)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Brazos Press

review 1: Enns articulates some pretty good arguments for his reading of Genesis. However, I feel like a lot of the book is really him raising issues and then saying, "I can't address that here." Obviously, this is a complex discussion and I understand he won't be able to speak to every nuance but it still could've been a bit more in depth. Maybe he could have done this in two seperate books: one where he only addresses the problems presented in the text of Gen. 1-3 and another where he addresses the idea of Adam in the Pauline canon.
review 2: This book is a helpful way forward for Christians who can't deny that science strongly indicates the Earth is a great deal older than 10,000 years, but are wrestling with the theological tensions this can cause. Enns's writing sty... morele is humble, conversational, and easy to understand while still throwing a great deal of scholarship at you. That makes the book also a great primer on Biblical Scholarship. less

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