tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15264500.post5560554175567415422..comments2023-07-11T05:13:06.461-06:00Comments on Morehead's Musings: Mormonism, Myths, and the Old TestamentJohn W. Moreheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01262542253787543738noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15264500.post-28190607111900292462009-12-19T12:34:07.507-07:002009-12-19T12:34:07.507-07:00Howard, I appreciate your thoughts, but after read...Howard, I appreciate your thoughts, but after reading Walton it appears that he is arguing for a different cosmology and cosmogony from the text than LDS or evangelicals typically hold to. In his comparative exploration of the Hebrew word "bara" he states: "Thus instead of suggesting manufacture out of nothing (as many have inferred in the past), that materials are not mentioned suggests that manufacture is not the issue....The interpretation the above analysis suggests is that in the seven-day initial period God brought the cosmos into operation (a condition that defines existence in the ancient worldview) by assigning roles and functions." Walton moves beyond this textual and comparative analysis to engage in theological commentary to note that theological belief involves the idea of creatio ex nihilo, but that this is not part of cultural concern of the author of Genesis. Perhaps evangelicals and Latter-day Saints have something to think about in fresh ways when it comes to creation, Genesis, and the ancient near eastern world of the Old Testament.John W. Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262542253787543738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15264500.post-87521504750404676762009-12-05T17:02:29.919-07:002009-12-05T17:02:29.919-07:00John Walton also has a commentary on the creation ...John Walton also has a commentary on the creation story of Gen 1 where he argues that the core meaning of the Hebrew word for "created" really means "functionally organized", which would concur with the LDS idea in that respect "The Lost World of Genesis One" is the title.Howard Burgoynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06275821106490419212noreply@blogger.com