Genesis, chapters one and two, present two accounts of creation. Many critics of the Bible (often, atheists) assume that they are contradictory. But there are many factors involved in interpreting ...

In Genesis: From Creation To Covenant, Grumet has done a remarkable job of making God’s message much clearer and accessible to all.

At its heart, this season is a call to return to the biblical vision of creation as God’s gift and humanity’s responsibility ...

To receive these posts by e-mail each Monday, sign up. For more commentary on this week's readings, see the Reflections on the Lectionary page. For full-text access to all articles, subscribe to the ...

Last week, we left off with Days 6 and 7 of creation. Those two days are unique from the rest of the creative events cataloged in Genesis 1 and so deserve special consideration. Day 6 includes the ...

Similarly, Origen (185-254) says the Genesis account of creation "enshrines certain deeper truths than the mere historical narrative . . . and contains a spiritual meaning almost throughout, using the ...

One of the lesser-known facts about Genesis 1-2:4a, the story of the seven days of creation, is that it was written in response to a disaster. Judah, the southern kingdom of the Israelite people ...

Q: Must we take the first several verses of Genesis literally in order to respect the spiritual authority of the rest of the Bible? Conversely, must the literal nature of the Genesis creation ...

Instead, the divine pronouncement is that the creation is good ( tov in Hebrew). This word, in its biblical and theological ...