“Creation in the Bible” Series Ekkehardt Mueller, General Editor Deputy Director, Biblical Research Institute The Genesis Creation Account and Its Reverberations in the Old Testament Gerald A. Klingbeil, Volume Editor Research Professor of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Andrews University The Genesis Creation Account and Its Reverberations in the New Testament Thomas R. Shepherd, Volume Editor Professor of New Testament, Andrews University The following entities collaborated in the preparation of this volume: Biblical Research Institute A doctrinal and theological resource center that serves the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists through research, publication, and presentations. adventistbiblicalresearch.org Geoscience Research Institute area of origins and other related matters. 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ISBN 978–1– 940980–09– 6 (paperback) ISBN 978–1– 940980–10– 2 (e- book) Printed in the United States of America 19 18 17 16 15 1 2 3 4 5 Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data The Genesis creation account and its reverberations in the Old Testament / ed. by Gerald A. Klingbeil. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-940980-09-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Creation. 2. Creationism. 3. Biblical cosmology. 4. Biblical cosmogony. 5. Bible. Genesis--Influence. 6. Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc. I. Klingbeil, Gerald A., 1964–, editor. BS651.G45 2015 222’.1106--dc23 2014049977 CONTENTS Abbreviations . vii Introduction . 1 Gerald A. Klingbeil BIBLICAL COSMOLOGY The Unique Cosmology of Genesis 1 against Ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian Parallels . 9 Gerhard F. Hasel and Michael G. Hasel The Myth of the Solid Heavenly Dome: rāqîaʿ) . 31) רָ קִ י ַע Another Look at the Hebrew Randall W. Younker and Richard M. Davidson CREATION ACCOUNTS AND CREATION THEOLOGY The Genesis Account of Origins . 59 Richard M. Davidson Creation Revisited: Echoes of Genesis 1 and 2 in the Pentateuch . .131 Paul Gregor The Creation Theme in Psalm 104 . 149 Richard M. Davidson The Creation Theme in Selected Psalms. 189 Alexej Muráň Genesis and Creation in the Wisdom Literature. 225 Ángel M. Rodríguez Creation in the Prophetic Literature of the Old Testament: An Intertextual Approach. 257 Martin G. Klingbeil v CREATION, EVOLUTION, AND DEATH Biblical Creationism and Ancient Near Eastern Evolutionary Ideas . 293 Ángel M. Rodríguez “When Death Was Not Yet”: The Testimony of Biblical Creation . .329 Jacques B. Doukhan About the Authors . 343 Author Index. .347 Scripture Index . 353 Subject Index. .375 vi ABBREVIATIONS The list of abbreviations used in this volume is based on the one published in Patrick H. Alexander et al., eds., The SBL Handbook of Style for Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, and Early Christian Studies (Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1999), 89–152. For those references not included in the Handbook, a new abbreviation is introduced in this list. AB Anchor Bible ABD Anchor Bible Dictionary. Edited by David N. Freedman. 6 vols. New York: Doubleday, 1992. ABRL Anchor Bible Reference Library AcOr Acta orientalia AEL Lichtheim, Miriam. Ancient Egyptian Literature. 3 vols. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press, 1973–1980. AJA American Journal of Archaeology AJT Asia Journal of Theology AnBib Analecta biblica ANE Ancient Near East ANET Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament. Edited by James B. Pritchard. 3rd ed. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1969. ATSDS Adventist Theological Society Dissertation Series AUSDDS Andrews University Seminary Doctoral Dissertation Series AUSS Andrews University Seminary Studies BBR Bulletin for Biblical Research BDB Brown, F., S. R. Driver, and C. A. Briggs. A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1907. BEATAJ Beiträge zur Erforschung des Alten Testaments und des antiken Judentums BETL Bibliotheca ephemeridum theologicarum lovaniensium Bib Biblica BIFAO Bulletin de l’Institut français d’archéologie orientale BM British Museum BN Biblische Notizen BSac Bibliotheca Sacra BSQ Bethel Seminary Quarterly BT The Bible Translator vii BZAW Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wis- senschaft CAD The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Edited by Martha T. Roth. Chicago, IL: Oriental Institute, 1956– 2011. CANE Civilizations of the Ancient Near East. Edited by Jack Sasson. 4 vols. New York: Scribner’s, 1995. CBQ Catholic Biblical Quarterly CBQMS Catholic Biblical Quarterly Monograph Series CC Continental Commentaries ConJ Concordia Journal COS The Context of Scripture. Edited by William W. Hallo. 3 vols. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, 1997– 2002. CurBS Currents in Research: Biblical Studies CurTM Currents in Theology and Mission DBSup Dictionnaire de la Bible. Supplément. Edited by L. Pirot and A. Robert. Paris: Letouzey & Ane, 1928. DBSJ Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal DCH Dictionary of Classical Hebrew. Edited by David J. A. Clines. Sheffield, England: Sheffield Academic Press, 1993–. DDD Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible. 2nd ed. Edited by Karel van der Toorn, Bob Becking, and Pieter W. van der Horst. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, 1999. DISO Dictionnaire des inscriptions sémitiques de l’ouest. Edited by Ch. F. Jean and J. Hoftijzer. Leiden, Netherlands: Leiden, 1965. DOTP Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch. Edited by T. Desmond Alexander and David W. Baker. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 2003. DOTWPW Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Writ- ings. Edited by Tremper Longman III and Peter Enns. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 2008. EBC The Expositor’s Bible Commentary. Edited by Frank E. Gaebelein. 12 vols. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 1976– 1991. ECC Eerdmans Critical Commentary ERE Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics. Edited by James Hastings. 13 vols. New York: Scribner’s, 1908–1927. Reprint, 7 vols., 1951. viii ESV English Standard Version ETSB Evangelical Theological Society Bulletin EvT Evangelische Theologie EvQ Evangelical Quarterly ExpTim Expository Times FAT Forschungen zum Alten Testament FIOTL Formation and Interpretation of Old Testament Literature GKC Gesenius’ Hebrew Grammar. Edited by E. Kautzsch. Translated by A. E. Cowley. 2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1910. GTJ Grace Theological Journal HALOT Köehler, L., W. Baumgartner, and J. J. Stamm. The Hebrew HA� B andHildesheimer Aramaic Lexiconägyptologische of the OldBeiträge Testament. Translated and edited under the supervision of M. E. J. Richardson. 4 vols. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, 1994– 1999. HAR Hebrew Annual Review HAT Handbuch zum Alten Testament HSM Harvard Semitic Monographs HvTSt Hervormde Teologiese Studies IDB The Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible. Edited by George A. Buttrick. 4 vols. Nashville, Tenn., 1962. Int Interpretation IRT Issues in Religion and Theology ISBE International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Edited by G. W. Bromiley. 4 vols. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1979– 1988. ITC International Theological Commentary JANES Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society JAOS Journal of the American Oriental Society JARCE Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt JATS Journal of the Adventist Theological Society JB Jerusalem Bible JBL Journal of Biblical Literature JBQ Jewish Bible Quarterly JETS Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society JNES Journal of Near Eastern Studies JNSL Journal of Northwest Semitic Languages JPS Jewish Publication Society 1917 translation of the Tanakh ix JR Journal of Religion JSJSup Journal of the Study of Judaism Supplements JSNTSup Journal for the Study of the New Testament: Supplement Series JSOT Journal for the Study of the Old Testament JSOTSup Journal for the Study of the Old Testament: Supplement Series JSS Journal of Semitic Studies JTS Journal of Theological Studies KBL Köehler, L. and W. Baumgartner. Lexicon in Veteris Testa- menti libros. 2nd ed. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, 1958. KJV King James Version LÄ Lexikon der Ägyptologie. Edited by Wolfgang Helck, Eber- hart Otto, and Wolfhart Westendorf. 7 vols. Wiesbaden, Germany: O. Harrassowitz, 1975–1992. LCBI Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation LXX Septuagint MC Mesopotamian Civilizations MT Masoretic Text NAB New American Bible NAC New American Commentary NASB New American Standard Bible NAWG Nachrichten der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Göt- tingen NCBC New Century Bible Commentary NEB New English Bible NET New English Translation NIB The New Interpreter’s Bible. Edited by Leander E. Keck. 12 vols. Nashville, Tenn.: Abingdon