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Religion essays

Evidence, interpretation, belief, authority, confidence, and judgment in religious life.

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Editorial image for In the Beginning, God.
Published28 minute read

Knowing God in Genesis / Genesis 1:1-2, Part 1 / Genesis 1:1-2

In the Beginning, God

What Is God Like Before We Explain Him?

Genesis 1creationScriptureinterpretationattention
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Published18 minute read

Knowing God in Genesis / Genesis 1:1-2, Part 2 / Genesis 1:1-2

Let the Beginning Remain a Beginning

How Genesis teaches us to carry what we know, what we do not know, and what comes next.

Genesis 1Scriptureinterpretationrevelationcorrection
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Published13 minute read

Knowing God in Genesis / Genesis 1:3-5

When God Looks at Light

Meeting the Creator in Genesis 1:3-5

Genesis 1lightcreationScriptureinterpretation
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Published13 minute read

Knowing God in Genesis / Genesis 1:6-8

Water from Water

What happens when God makes a distinction before the reader knows how to see it?

Genesis 1waterscreationScriptureinterpretation
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Published10 minute read

Knowing God in Genesis / Genesis 1:9-13

You Can Look Now

Meeting land, seed, and visible correspondence in Genesis 1:9-13.

Genesis 1seedcreationevidenceScripture
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Published8 minute read

Knowing God in Genesis / Genesis 1:14-19

Before There Were Lights

The lights through which our world is ordered are themselves part of the world God made.

Genesis 1sun and moonstarscreationScripture
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Published8 minute read

Knowing God in Genesis / Genesis 1:20–25

And God Blessed Them

Genesis 1:20–25 and the first blessing of life

Genesis 1creationScripturereligion
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Published11 minute read

Knowing God in Genesis / Genesis 1:26–2:3

When the Making Was Finished

Genesis 1:26–2:3

Genesis 1creationScripturereligion
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Published11 minute read

Knowing God in Genesis / Genesis 1:1–2:3

Look at Creation—but Watch God

What Genesis 1:1–2:3 chooses to make clear

Genesis 1creationScripturereligion
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Published11 minute read

Knowing God in Genesis / Genesis 2:4–25

The Creator as Lord

Genesis 2:4–25 and the Creator’s beneficent lordship within human relationships.

Genesis 2Scripturecreationreligion
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Published27 minute read

Knowing God in Genesis / Genesis 3:1–7

When the Tree Changed Without Changing

Genesis 3:1–7 and the Reality Behind a Competing Picture of God

Genesis 3Scriptureinterpretationreligion
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Published13 minute read

How We Read Genesis / Translation and Salience / Genesis 1

Does God Change When the Language Does?

Reading Genesis across translation, salience, and shared attention.

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