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Creation out of Nothing provides a full-fledged exploration of the creatio ex nihilo (creation out of nothing) doctrine that focuses on biblical, theological, extrabiblical, philosophical, and scientific support for the doctrine. The volume begins with a statement about the significance of creatio ex nihilo that clearly defines what is meant (and what is not meant) by the concept. The doctrine...

While God’s creative activity is not limited to bringing about the universe’s existence from nothing a finite time ago (as differentiated from, say, the coming “new creation” in the eschaton), the doctrine of creation from nothing is not only biblically grounded but theologically illuminating. This is apparent in at least three ways: First, creation ex nihilo reinforces the idea of God’s aseity or necessary existence. Philosophers and theologians
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