The Lost World Of Adam And Eve -- John H. Walton

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The Lost World of Adam and Eve

Genesis 2-3 and the Human Origins Debate

by John H. Walton

Who were the historical Adam and Eve? What if we've been reading Genesis—and its claims regarding material origins—wrong? In what cultural context was this couple, this garden, this tree, this serpent portrayed? | read more»

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About the Book and Author

Who were the historical Adam and Eve? Following his groundbreaking Lost World of Genesis One, John Walton explores the ancient Near Eastern context of Genesis 2–3 in The Lost World of Adam and Eve. | read more »

A Literal Adam and Eve? A Q&A with John Walton

"I think what surprised me most in researching this book was how varied and controversial the issue was even far back in church history. The interpretation is far from monolithic." | read more »

Praise for the Lost World of Adam and Eve

"John Walton is a voice of reason and he has shown time and time again that we must learn to read the Bible as God gave it, not the way we'd like it to be." —Scot McKnight, professor of New Testament, Northern Seminary | read more »

Read the Introduction From The Lost World of Adam and Eve

"We can be attentive to the ancient world or to modern science without compromising our convictions about the Bible." ~John H. Walton | read more »

An Excursus on Paul’s Use of Adam From The Lost World of Adam and Eve

"Ever since the scientific revolutions of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Christians have been in danger of focusing on the existence of Adam rather than the vocation of Adam." ~N. T. Wright | read more »

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