Definition A theophany is an appearance of God, an intense manifestation of the presence of God that is accompanied by an extraordinary visual display. Summary A theophany is an appearance of …
Personhood and the Challenge of Naturalism
Definition Personhood is the property of being a human person, normally with the abilities and significance associated with being human. Naturalism is the view that nature is all that there is …
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Evangelical Interpretations of Genesis 1–2
Definition Although many possible interpretations of the chronology of Genesis 1–2 exist, all evangelicals take a sophisticated view of Scripture on its own terms and adopt a defined position in …
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The Bible and Science
Definition Although both scientific inquiry and interpretation of the biblical text attend to God’s self-revelation, the fact that the Bible is a more directly available form of God’s speech, …
Let There Be Light: How to Read Genesis 1–3
ABSTRACT: The beginning of the book of Genesis is not, as some claim, a mythical or poetic account of creation. It is historical narrative, telling the same story that unfolds in the patriarchs, …
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Don’t Try to Make the Bible Say More (or Less) than It Does
Humility Required To the degree that sin remains within us, we all run to find in the Bible what we want it to say rather than what it actually does say. So, that creates a challenge to humble …
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