Reconsidering Creation Ex Nihilo in Genesis 1 by Nathan J. Ch... - 9781646020652

Reconsidering Creation Ex Nihilo in Genesis 1Author(s): Nathan J. Chambers\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Pennsylvania State University Press, United States\nImprint: Eisenbrauns\nISBN-13: 9781646020652, 978-1646020652\nSynopsis\nThere is a broad consensus among biblical scholars that creation ex nihilo (from nothing) is a late Hellenistic concept with little inherent connection to Genesis 1 and other biblical creation texts. In this book, Nathan J. Chambers forces us to reconsider the question, arguing in favor of reading this chapter of the Bible in terms of ex nihilo creation and demonstrating that there is a sound basis for the early Christian development of the doctrine.\n\nDrawing on the theology of Augustine of Hippo and Thomas Aquinas, Chambers considers what the ex nihilo doctrine means and does in classical Christian dogma. He examines ancient Near Eastern cosmological texts that provide a potential context for reading Genesis 1. Recognizing the distance between the possibl.