The Genesis Creation Account and Its Reverberations in the New Testament

Edited by Thomas R. Shepherd

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When the first two chapters of Genesis say that God created our world and the human race in a particular way, did the Bible really mean that? If not, can it really mean what it says about everything else, particularly the grand themes of redemption and eschatology? In this companion volume to one published about creation in the Old Testament, fifteen scholars carry the question into the New Testament. This work provides a detailed cultural, historical, and theological background to the topic and section-by-section exegetical studies of how the creation theme is illuminated by the various New Testament writers. So is creation and the creation account of Genesis 1 and 2 a major theme in the New Testament? This volume answers that question with a resounding “yes.”

About the Editor

Thomas R. Shepherd is senior research professor of New Testament for the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University. He received his PhD in New Testament studies from Andrews University and his DrPH from Loma Linda University.

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Reviews

“The use of the Old Testament in the New is one of the most important issues in biblical studies, and of course the creation account sets the stage for everything in the Old Testament. Scholars, students, and interested laypeople all stand to benefit from this learned volume. The perennial questions receive in-depth treatment here. The task of biblical theology is the attempt to understand and embrace the interpretive perspective of the biblical authors, and this volume sheds much light on what they thought about creation. Read and relish."

James M. Hamilton Jr.
Professor of Biblical Theology
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

"This volume presents a thoughtfully articulated view of a historical creation in the New Testament. The collection of essays weaves together both theological and exegetical threads, resulting in a rich tapestry of scriptural interpretation and reflection on the influence of Genesis 1 and 2 in the teachings of Jesus and His early followers."

Holly J. Carey
Professor of Biblical Studies
Point University

"In this volume, fifteen scholars explore the extensive use of the Genesis creation account in the New Testament from Matthew to Revelation. This book is an impressive and welcome addition to the study of the Old Testament in the New, and I enthusiastically recommend it to biblical novices and seasoned scholars alike."

William Sanger Campbell
Professor Emeritus of New Testament
The College of St. Scholastica

Introduction by Thomas R. Shepherd

Background and Biblical Theology Studies
Creation in the New Testament by Ekkehardt Mueller
Greco-Roman Creation Accounts and the New Testament by Cedric E. W. Vine
Creation in the Second Temple Period by Jan A. Sigvartsen
Biblical Implications of Accepting a Nonliteral View of Creation by Michael G. Hasel
Creation, New Creation, and Resurrection by Kayle B. de Waal
Radically New Beginning, Radically New End: Creation and Eschatology in the New Testament by Laszlo Gallusz

Biblical Studies
Matthew and the Genesis Creation by Clinton Wahlen
Creation in the Gospel of Mark by Thomas R. Shepherd
Creation Theology in Luke and Acts by Kim Papaioannou
Creation in the Gospel and Epistles of John by Jon Paulien
Creation Theology in the Pauline Literature by Richard A. Sabuin
Intentional Design and Innate Morality: Creation in Romans 1–2 by Wilson Paroschi
Cosmology and Creation in First and Second Corinthians by Dominic Bornand
Creation in Hebrews by Félix H. Cortez
Creation in the General Epistles by Thomas R. Shepherd
Creation in the Book of Revelation by Ekkehardt Mueller