Lesson 6 Flashcards
What are the basic premises of Theistic Evolution?
Theistic Evolutionary Account
13. God set apart one of many hominids as the first human being
14. Adam and Eve may be population groups
g. DNA is too complex to stem from two people
h. Groups of individuals required
15. Conclusions
i. Adam evolved from human-like creatures
j. Adam was not the first human being
k. Human beings are not all descendents of Adam and Eve
l. Adam and Eve represent groups
m. There was never an original perfect condition—physically or morally—for human beings
How does an evolutionary model interpret Genesis 1-11?
Hermeneutics for Evolutionary Models
16. Interpreting Gen 2:7 to make it compatible with evolution
17. Gen 1-11 is symbolic and teaches theological truth not historical truth
n. A story meant to explain the origins of human life
o. It does not tell us how it happened
18. Genesis must be read in light of ANE literature
p. It must be treated as myth or theological history
q. Collins: ANE Creation accounts give us clues on how to read Genesis
v. Imaginative Description
vi. Gen 1-11 has an historical core
19. Genesis 1 and 2 are contradictory
r. They are two separate creation accounts
s. Neither of them can be understood as factual history
20. Summary: The historicity of Genesis 2 is no longer a viable option
t. Similarity to ANE accounts
u. It teaches theological, not historical, truth
v. “Dust” in Gen. 2:7 can be understood in a symbolic way
What are the implications for the gospel?
The historicity of Adam as the first human being is witnessed to throughout Scripture
dd. Geneology of Luke
ee. 1 Cor. 15:45—Adam as the first man contrasted with Christ the last Adam
ff. Rom. 5:12—Sin came through one man, Adam, and righteousness through one man, Christ
gg. Adam’s role as covenant representative
24. If human beings are not descended from Adam, there is no hope for salvation
hh. Christ saves those who bear the image of Adam
ii. Redemptive history requires credible history for it to be redemptive
