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1 Following Christ in a Scientific World Week 4: Scripture and Science, I:Nonconcordist Approaches October 7, 2012 Sarah Wolinski with Steve Schaffner
2 Disclaimer This series represents the personal views of members of GC Science. The views herein should not be taken as absolute truth. Alternative views on science and faith are possible, expected, and encouraged.
3 What is Problematic About Origins? Young-Earth Creationism (popular interpretation of Gen 1-2)
4 What is Problematic About Origins? Young-Earth Creationism (popular interpretation of Gen 1-2) Disagrees with science
5 What is Problematic About Origins? Young-Earth Creationism (popular interpretation of Gen 1-2) Disagrees with science What do we need to rethink? Genesis interpretation Theological issues
6 Biblical Interpretation: Approaches to Genesis 1 Concordist ASSUMPTIONS: 1) Gen 1 gives account of material creation events 2) This account must agree w/ modern science GOAL: Find strategies for making Gen 1 agree w/ science
7 Biblical Interpretation: Approaches to Genesis 1 Concordist ASSUMPTIONS: 1) Gen 1 gives account of material creation events 2) This account must agree w/ modern science GOAL: Find strategies for making Gen 1 agree w/ science NonConcordist ASSUMPTION: Gen 1 made sense to original hearers (ancient Israel) GOAL: Forget modern science, read Gen 1 on its own terms
8 Genesis 1 In Cultural Context References J. Walton, Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2006) J. Walton, The Lost World of Genesis One (Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2009) P. Enns, The Evolution of Adam (Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2012)
9 Genesis 1 In Cultural Context Bible written for us, but not to us (Walton, 2009)
10 Genesis 1 In Cultural Context Bible written for us, but not to us (Walton, 2009) Ancient Israel didn't exist in a vacuum Embedded in geographic environment Ancient Near East (ANE)
11 Map of Ancient Near East Source: Wikimedia Commons
12 Genesis 1 In Cultural Context Bible written for us, but not to us (Walton, 2009) Ancient Israel didn't exist in a vacuum Embedded in geographic environment Ancient Near East (ANE) Embedded in cognitive environment Thought world Set of shared knowledge/ways of knowing/assumptions about reality
13 Genesis 1 In Cultural Context What did Gen 1 mean to ancient Israel in its ANE cognitive environment?
14 Genesis 1 In Cultural Context What did Gen 1 mean to ancient Israel in its ANE cognitive environment? Look for Features shared with ANE thought Features that contrast
15 Genesis 1 In Cultural Context What did Gen 1 mean to ancient Israel in its ANE cognitive environment? Look for Features shared with ANE thought Features that contrast Knowing what it meant to them helps us see what it means for us today
16 Genesis 1 In Cultural Context What did Gen 1 mean to ancient Israel in its ANE cognitive environment? Look for Features shared with ANE thought Features that contrast Knowing what it meant to them helps us see what it means for us today How can we reconstruct ANE thought? Cultural comparative studies
17 Source Material from ANE Epic of Gilgamesh Tablet 11 ( Flood Tablet ), in British Museum Source: Wikimedia Commons
18 Genesis 1 & ANE Thought: Shared Features Our material ontology Stuff vs. Function
19 Genesis 1 & ANE Thought: Shared Features Our material ontology Stuff vs. Function ANE functional ontology Late Theatergoer analogy
20 Genesis 1 & ANE Thought: Shared Features Our material ontology Stuff vs. Function ANE functional ontology Late Theatergoer analogy Physical aspects of the cosmos did not define its existence or its importance; they were merely the tools the gods used for carrying out their purposes. (Walton, 2006) Caution! Must not project our ontology onto theirs
21 Genesis 1 & ANE Thought: Shared Features 3-tiered universe Physical shape of world
22 Mesopotamian Picture Image credit: Simon Prado
23 Egyptian Picture Image: Public Domain
24 Genesis 1 & ANE Thought: Shared Features 3-tiered universe Physical shape of world Habitable zone created by separating primeval waters (symbolizing chaos, nonexistence) into waters above & waters below
25 Genesis 1 & ANE Thought: Shared Features 3-tiered universe Physical shape of world Habitable zone created by separating primeval waters (symbolizing chaos, nonexistence) into waters above & waters below Text does not teach this model, merely assumes
26 Genesis 1 & ANE Thought: Contrasting Features Theological shape of world Polytheism
27 Genesis 1 & ANE Thought: Contrasting Features Theological shape of world Polytheism Mesopotamian pantheon, e.g. Anu, Enlil, Ea, Marduk, Shamash, Sin, Ishtar, Nergal...
28 Mesopotamian Sun God Shamash Image: Public Domain
29 Genesis 1 & ANE Thought: Contrasting Features Theological shape of world Polytheism Mesopotamian pantheon, e.g. Anu, Enlil, Ea, Marduk, Shamash, Sin, Ishtar, Nergal... Temptation to Israel [Josiah] did away with the pagan priests appointed by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the towns of Judah and on those around Jerusalem those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations and to all the starry hosts. He took the Asherah pole from the temple of the LORD... 2 Kings 23:5-6
30 Genesis 1 & ANE Thought: Contrasting Features Theological shape of world Polytheism Mesopotamian pantheon, e.g. Anu, Enlil, Ea, Marduk, Shamash, Sin, Ishtar, Nergal... Temptation to Israel [Josiah] did away with the pagan priests appointed by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the towns of Judah and on those around Jerusalem those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations and to all the starry hosts. He took the Asherah pole from the temple of the LORD... 2 Kings 23:5-6 Conception of divine attributes Anthropomorphic Cosmically bound Fallible, limited
31 Genesis 1 & ANE Thought: Contrasting Features Theological shape of world Typical ANE creation story Precosmic condition is water, darkness Gods emerge from chaos, birth more gods One heroic god Defeats sea god/armies of sea monsters Brings order to cosmos Becomes chief god Humans created to do gods' work for them
32 Genesis 1 on its Own Terms: Polemic against other ANE creation stories Physical picture similar Precosmic condition is water, darkness Gen 1:2...darkness was over the surface of the deep... Boundaries set for the sea Fixed sky separates waters above/below Heavenly bodies placed in sky
33 Genesis 1 on its Own Terms: Polemic against other ANE creation stories Physical picture similar Precosmic condition is water, darkness Gen 1:2...darkness was over the surface of the deep... Boundaries set for the sea Fixed sky separates waters above/below Heavenly bodies placed in sky Theological picture radically different Creator vs. pantheon Transcendent vs. cosmically-bound ( outside vs. inside ) Commands vs. strife
34 Genesis 1 on its Own Terms: Polemic against other ANE creation stories Mythological elements removed from cosmos Sea monsters demoted to God's harmless creatures Gen 1:21 So God created the great creatures (tannin) of the sea... [related to Tiamat] Ps 104:24-26 How many are your works, O LORD... There is the sea, vast and spacious... There the ships go to and fro, and the leviathan, which you formed to frolic there. [related to Lotan]
35 Genesis 1 on its Own Terms: Polemic against other ANE creation stories Mythological elements removed from cosmos Sea monsters demoted to God's harmless creatures Gen 1:21 So God created the great creatures (tannin) of the sea... [related to Tiamat] Ps 104:24-26 How many are your works, O LORD... There is the sea, vast and spacious... There the ships go to and fro, and the leviathan, which you formed to frolic there. [related to Lotan] Sun, moon, stars demoted to lights for human use Gen 1:16-17 God made two great lights the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth...
36 Genesis 1 on its Own Terms: Polemic against other ANE creation stories Role/dignity of humans very different In ANE thought... Cosmos functions for gods Humans are slaves to meet gods' needs Human kings as divine image-bearers
37 Genesis 1 on its Own Terms: Polemic against other ANE creation stories Role/dignity of humans very different In ANE thought... Cosmos functions for gods Humans are slaves to meet gods' needs Human kings as divine image-bearers In Genesis... Cosmos functions for humans Humans serve God, but not as slaves God has no needs Humans rule as God's vassal kings All humans are divine image-bearers
38 Genesis 1 on its Own Terms: Significance of the Six Days Acts of creation framed in ANE functional terms Separating Naming Assigning function
39 Genesis 1 on its Own Terms: Significance of the Six Days Acts of creation framed in ANE functional terms Separating Naming Assigning function Deep structure to account In literary terms (Framework Hypothesis) Days 1-3: days of forming Days 4-6: days of filling
40 Framework Hypothesis God Rests Created Kingdoms Creature Kings Light/Darkness Rule Over Luminaries Sky/Sea Rule Over Birds/Fish Land/Plants Rule Over Animals/Mankind
41 Genesis 1 on its Own Terms: Significance of the Six Days Acts of creation framed in ANE functional terms Separating Naming Assigning function Deep structure to account In literary terms (Framework Hypothesis) Days 1-3: days of forming Days 4-6: days of filling In temple terms 7-day creation + rest suggests temple dedication Cosmos as God's temple
42 Genesis 1 on its Own Terms: Significance of the Six Days Acts of creation framed in ANE functional terms Separating Naming Assigning function Deep structure to account In literary terms (Framework Hypothesis) Days 1-3: days of forming Days 4-6: days of filling In temple terms 7-day creation + rest suggests temple dedication Cosmos as God's temple These are not material, chronological descriptions
43 Genesis 1 on its Own Terms: Summary Genesis 1 not an account of material origins (Could this be the more literal reading...?)
44 Genesis 1 on its Own Terms: Summary Genesis 1 not an account of material origins (Could this be the more literal reading...?) Instead, Genesis 1 teaches God is One, all-powerful, transcendent Humans are his vice-regents, imagebearers Cosmos functions for human benefit
45 Genesis 1 on its Own Terms: Summary Genesis 1 not an account of material origins (Could this be the more literal reading...?) Instead, Genesis 1 teaches God is One, all-powerful, transcendent Humans are his vice-regents, imagebearers Cosmos functions for human benefit Corollary If Genesis 1 & modern science aren't talking about the same things, they can't conflict Whatever science says about origins,...that is how God did it
46 Theological Questions References D. Harlow, After Adam: Reading Genesis in an Age of Evolutionary Science PSCF 62 (Sept. 2010) BioLogos website: The Questions Video Conversations: NT Wright & P. Enns Paul's Perspective on Adam J. Walton, The Lost World of Genesis One (Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2009) P. Enns, The Evolution of Adam (Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2012) Grace Chapel Genesis class, Ben Bythewood (2007)
47 Some Theological Questions Q: Is evolution compatible with a historical Adam & Eve?
48 Some Theological Questions Q: Is evolution compatible with a historical Adam & Eve? A: Maybe (doesn't matter)
49 Some Theological Questions Q: Is evolution compatible with a historical Adam & Eve? A: Maybe (doesn't matter) Q: How do we understand the Fall and original sin in light of evolution?
50 Some Theological Questions Q: Is evolution compatible with a historical Adam & Eve? A: Maybe (doesn't matter) Q: How do we understand the Fall and original sin in light of evolution? A: Retain these doctrines, with reformulation
51 Some Theological Questions Q: Is evolution compatible with a historical Adam & Eve? A: Maybe (doesn't matter) Q: How do we understand the Fall and original sin in light of evolution? A: Retain these doctrines, with reformulation Q: If Adam was not historical, how do we interpret Paul's Adam-Christ analogy in Ro 5:12-18?
52 Some Theological Questions Q: Is evolution compatible with a historical Adam & Eve? A: Maybe (doesn't matter) Q: How do we understand the Fall and original sin in light of evolution? A: Retain these doctrines, with reformulation Q: If Adam was not historical, how do we interpret Paul's Adam-Christ analogy in Ro 5:12-18? A: Adam as figurehead or historical figure, Paul's point stands
53 ...More Theological Questions Q: Why did God create this way? A: Who are we to ask?
54 ...More Theological Questions Q: Why did God create this way? A: Who are we to ask? Job 38:4-5a Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation? Tell me, if you understand. Who marked off its dimensions Surely you know!
55 ...More Theological Questions Q: Why did God create this way? A: Who are we to ask? Job 38:4-5a Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation? Tell me, if you understand. Who marked off its dimensions Surely you know! Harlow, 2010: We must trust that God created the kind of world that he did because an evolutionary process involving selfishness, suffering, and death was the only way to bring about such creaturely values as novelty, complexity, and freedom. For God has consigned all to disobedience so that he may show mercy to all. O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! (Rom 11:32-33)
56 ...More Theological Questions Q: Why did God create this way? A: Who are we to ask? Job 38:4-5a Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation? Tell me, if you understand. Who marked off its dimensions Surely you know! Harlow, 2010: We must trust that God created the kind of world that he did because an evolutionary process involving selfishness, suffering, and death was the only way to bring about such creaturely values as novelty, complexity, and freedom. For God has consigned all to disobedience so that he may show mercy to all. O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! (Rom 11:32-33) Q: Is it a problem that the scientific account of origins makes no explicit mention of God?
57 ...More Theological Questions Q: Why did God create this way? A: Who are we to ask? Job 38:4-5a Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation? Tell me, if you understand. Who marked off its dimensions Surely you know! Harlow, 2010: We must trust that God created the kind of world that he did because an evolutionary process involving selfishness, suffering, and death was the only way to bring about such creaturely values as novelty, complexity, and freedom. For God has consigned all to disobedience so that he may show mercy to all. O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! (Rom 11:32-33) Q: Is it a problem that the scientific account of origins makes no explicit mention of God? A: No reality as layer cake vs. reality as a pie
58 Conclusions Reading Scripture in the light of science is a big reframe takes some getting used to New ways of reading the Bible New formulations for some old doctrines Essential core of Christianity emerges, stronger: If anything, evolutionary biology...substantiates...the absolute necessity of God's supernatural grace in Christ, not only to forgive sin but also to transform sinful human beings into new creatures whose lives conform to the image of Christ. (Harlow, 2010)
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