Denis Lamoureux - Four Views on the Historical Adam

FOUR VIEW ON

Denis O. Lamoureux

John H. Walton

C. John Collins

William D. Barrick

Gregory A. Boyd

Philip G. Ryken

Matthew Barrett and Ardel B. Caneday, general editors Stanley N. Gundry, series editor

Matthew Barrett (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is Assistant Professor of Christian Studies at California Baptist University as well as the founder and executive editor of Credo Magazine. He is the author of several books, including Salvation by Grace: The Case for Effectual Calling and Regeneration.

Ardel B. Caneday (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is Professor of New Testament and Greek at the University of Northwestern St. Paul in the Department of Biblical and Theological Studies, where he has taught for more than twenty years. He is the coauthor of The Race Set Before Us: A Biblical Theology of Perseverance and Assurance.

Denis O. Lamoureux (PhD, University of St Michaels College; PhD, DDS, University of Alberta) is Associate Professor of Science and Religion at St. Josephs College in the University of Alberta, the first tenure-track position in Canada dedicated to teaching and research on the relationship between scientific discovery and Christian faith. He is the author of Evolutionary Creation: A Christian Approach to Evolution; I Love Jesus and I Accept Evolution; and Darwinism Defeated? The Johnson-Lamoureux Debate on Biological Origins.

John H. Walton (PhD, Hebrew Union College) is Professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College Graduate School. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including Chronological and Background Charts of the Old Testament; Ancient Israelite Literature in Its Cultural Context; Covenant: Gods Purpose, Gods Plan; The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament; and A Survey of the Old Testament.

C. John Collins (PhD, University of Liverpool) is Professor of Old Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary. Chair of the Old Testament translation committee for the English Standard Version, he is the author of Genesis 1 4: A Linguistic, Literary, and Theological Commentary; The God of Miracles: An Exegetical Examination of Gods Action in the World;Science and Faith: Friends or Foes? and Did Adam and Eve Really Exist? Who They Were and Why You Should Care.

William D. Barrick (ThD, Grace Theological Seminary) is Professor of Old Testament at The Masters Seminary. Previously an exegetical consultant for Bible translation projects in six languages with the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism, he has written or contributed to 24 books, including Coming to Grips with Genesis and a commentary on Genesis for Logos Bible Software. He has also written more than 120 periodical articles and book reviews.

Gregory A. Boyd (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is senior pastor at Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Previously a professor of theology at Bethel University, he is the author of many books, including Letters from a Skeptic; Repenting of Religion; Myth of a Christian Nation; God at War; and Satan and the Problem of Evil.

Philip G. Ryken (PhD, University of Oxford) is President of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, and former senior minister of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. Several of his more than 30 books authored include Loving the Way Jesus Loves and expository commentaries on Exodus, Jeremiah, Luke, and other books of the Bible.

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MATTHEW BARRETT AND ARDEL B. CANEDAY

T he title of this book, Four Views on the Historical Adam