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Mytho-History in Genesis
I’m grateful to Peter Leithart for his thought-provoking response to “The Historical Adam.” A couple of points are worth making in counter-response. 1. The genre analysis of Genesis 1-11...
The Historical Adam
What historical claims does the Bible make about Adam and Eve? And is belief in a historical Adam and Eve compatible with the scientific evidence? In order to avoid...