000342982 000__ 01990cam\a2200277\a\4500 000342982 001__ 342982 000342982 005__ 20210513124119.0 000342982 008__ 090611s2010\\\\enk\\\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\\ 000342982 010__ $$a 2009023025 000342982 020__ $$a9780199730797 (alk. paper) 000342982 020__ $$a0199730792 (alk. paper) 000342982 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn398488657 000342982 040__ $$aDLC$$cDLC$$dC#P$$dYDXCP$$dBWX$$dCDX$$dDTM$$dIOT$$dUPZ 000342982 049__ $$aISEA 000342982 05000 $$aBS651$$b.B7878 2010 000342982 08200 $$a231.7/65$$222 000342982 1001_ $$aBrown, William P.,$$d1958- 000342982 24514 $$aThe seven pillars of Creation :$$bthe Bible, science, and the ecology of wonder /$$cWilliam P. Brown. 000342982 260__ $$aOxford ;$$aNew York :$$bOxford University Press,$$c2010. 000342982 300__ $$axviii, 334 p. ;$$c25 cm. 000342982 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 000342982 5050_ $$aIntroduction: From wonder to wisdom -- Revolution and evolution : ancient Near Eastern backgrounds to creation -- The cosmic temple : cosmogony according to Genesis 1:1-2:3 -- The ground of being : the drama of dirt in Genesis 2:4b-3:24 -- Behemoth and the Beagle : creation acoording to Job 38-41 -- The passion of the Creator : the manifold nature of nature in Psalm 104 -- Wisdom's world : cosmos as playhouse in Proverbs 8:22-31, 161 -- The dying cosmos : Qoheleth's misanthropic principle -- The fabric of the cosmos : the emergence of New Creation in "second Isaiah" -- The God allusion : creation as consciousness-raiser. 000342982 520__ $$aBrown identifies seven different biblical perspectives on creation, and shows how a close reading of the biblical texts brings them to light. As he does so, Brown highlights both the connections and the conflicts between the ancient creation traditions and the natural sciences, arguing for a new way of reading the Bible in the light of current scientific knowledge and with a sensitivity to the needs of the environment. 000342982 63000 $$aBible.$$pOld Testament$$xCriticism, interpretation, etc. 000342982 650_0 $$aCreation$$xBiblical teaching. 000342982 650_0 $$aBible and science. 000342982 85200 $$bgen$$hBS651$$i.B7878$$i2010 000342982 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:342982$$pGLOBAL_SET 000342982 980__ $$aBIB 000342982 980__ $$aBOOK