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Carl Lawrenz and John Jeske present an argument that a key to correctly understanding Genesis is the historical nature of all 10 of Genesis’ accounts of God’s saving activity. Each author brings a scholar’s knowledge of biblical Hebrew, a high view of Scripture as the verbally inspired and inerrant written Word of God, and a keen understanding of God’s plan of salvation centered in Jesus Christ....

has gone over into the New Testament (Jn 1:1), which speaks of the same absolute beginning. It refers to the beginning of all matter, all space, and all time. By an exercise of his will, God brought heaven and earth into existence in its initial essential form. בָּרָא is the verb used to describe this momentous act of God. In contrast to עָשָׂה, likewise used in the creation account, בָּרָא is a very specialized verb. עָשָׂה is a very common, colorless vocable used for any and every kind of making,
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