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Fretheim presents here the Old Testament view of the Creator God or un-originated portion of reality; the created world or portion, and the role of co-creators in creation. Beginning with "The Beginning," he demonstrates that creation is open-ended (i.e., the co-creators can make the creator to fail) and connected. Then, from every part of the Old Testament, Fretheim explores the fullness and richness of Israel's thought regarding creation: from the dynamic created order to human sin, from judgment and environmental devastation to salvation, redemption, and a new creation. ------ "The importance of creation has often been underestimated by church and academy. Indeed, we can speak of the "marginalization of creation" in biblical and theological study over the course of much of the twentieth century (and before).1 Only in the last generation or so have significant efforts been made to recover a proper role for creation in biblical-theological reflection. The purpose of this volume is to contribute to this emerging conversation from an Old Testament theological perspective. The causes of the marginalization of creation are many and complex. Certainly and most basically, an anthropoc

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Author

Terence E. Fretheim

Publisher

Abingdon Press

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780687342969

Category

religious

Subjects

Religion, Christian, Literary Fiction

Rating

4.5 / 5 (31 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14