[The Lost World Series 05] • The Lost World of the Flood · Mythology, Theology, and the Deluge Debate by Walton, John H. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Contents Preface Abbreviations Part 1. Method: Perspectives on Interpretation

Proposition 1. Genesis Is an Ancient Document Proposition 2. Genesis 1–11 Makes Claims About Real Events in a Real Past Proposition 3. Genesis 1–11 Uses Rhetorical Devices Proposition 4. The Bible Uses Hyperbole to Describe Historical Events Proposition 5. Genesis Appropriately Presents a Hyperbolic Account of the Flood Proposition 6. Genesis Depicts the Flood as a Global Event

Part 2. Background: Ancient Near Eastern Texts

Proposition 7. Ancient Mesopotamia Also Has Stories of a Worldwide Flood Proposition 8. The Biblical Flood Account Shares Similarities and Differences with Ancient Near Eastern Flood Accounts

Part 3. Text: Understanding the Biblical Text Literarily and Theologically

Proposition 9. A Local Cataclysmic Flood Is Intentionally Described as a Global Flood for Rhetorical Purposes and Theological Reasons Proposition 10. The Flood Account Is Part of a Sequence of Sin and Judgment Serving as Backstory for the Covenant Proposition 11. The Theological History Is Focused on the Issue of Divine Presence, the Establishment of Order, and How Order Is Undermined Proposition 12. The “Sons of God” Episode Is Not Only a Prelude to the Flood; It Is the Narrative Sequel to Cain and Abel Proposition 13. The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9) Is an Appropriate Conclusion to the Primeval Narrative

Part 4. The World: Thinking About Evidence for the Flood

Proposition 14. The Flood Story Has a Real Event Behind It Proposition 15. Geology Does Not Support a Worldwide Flood Proposition 16. Flood Stories from Around the World Do Not Prove a Worldwide Flood Proposition 17. Science Can Purify Our Religion; Religion Can Purify Science from Idolatry and False Absolutes

Conclusion Notes For Further Reading Author Index Subject Index Scripture Index Also Available Praise for The Lost World of the Flood About the Authors More Titles from InterVarsity Press Copyright

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