BIBLICAL

WORLDVIEW

CREATION

FALL

REDEMPTION

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Note: The fact that a given writer is cited or quoted in this textbook does not mean that BJU Press endorses that writer (or his or her book, article, etc.) from the standpoint of morals, philosophy, theology, or scientific hypotheses. The nature of a worldview book is such that we must cite and quote people with whom we have fundamental disagreements. In some cases we quote or cite positively people with whom we strongly disagree on other issues—because they do an excellent job saying what’s true about the issue at hand. Part of developing a Christian worldview is cultivating the ability to discern between the good and problematic views even of other Christians. This textbook itself is not flawless; it was produced by fallen and finite human beings. It is the privilege and responsibility of every teacher and student to test the claims of Biblical Worldview: Creation, Fall, Redemption—and of the writers this book cites—against God’s infallible revelation in Scripture.

BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW:

CREATION, FALL, REDEMPTION

Lead Author & General Editor

Mark L. Ward Jr., PhD

Contributing Authors

Brian Collins, PhD

Bryan Smith, PhD

Gregory Stiekes, PhD

Editor

Dennis Cone, MA

Advisory Board

Jim Berg, MA

Brenton Cook, PhD

Eric Newton, PhD

Lesa Seibert, EdD

Consultants

Brad Batdorf, EdD

Wesley Barley, MDiv

Don Congdon, MA

Kevin Collins, MDiv

Terry Egolf

Zachary Franzen

Michelle Radford, MFA

Rachel Santopietro

Steve Skaggs, MEd

Esther Wilkison

Project Coordinator

Matthew Ryan

Cover & Book Design

Michael Asire

Page Layout

Bonnijean Marley

Jessica Johnson

Cover Illustration

Chris Koelle

Illustrators

Zachary Franzen

Chris Koelle

Del Thompson

Permissions

Sylvia Gass

Sarah Gundlach

Brenda Hansen

Carrie Walker

Photograph credits appear on page 473.

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Quotations marked KJV are from the King James Version. Quotations marked NKJV are from the New King James Version®, copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked NASB are taken from the New American Standard Bible®, copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org)

Excerpts on pages 385, 390, 391, 395, 398, and 399 are from Art and Music: A Student’s Guide by Paul Munson and Joshua Farris Drake. Published by Crossway, 2014. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Excerpts on pages 50, 54, and 187 are from Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves. Copyright © 2012 by Michael Reeves. Used by permission of InterVarsity Press, P. O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515. www.ivpress.com.

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