The Lost World of Adam and Eve

Genesis 2-3 and the Human Origins Debate

By: John H. Walton, N.T. Wright

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

For centuries, the story of Adam and Eve has resonated richly through the corridors of art, literature, and theology. But for most moderns, taking it at face value is incongruous. And even for many thinking Christians today who want to take seriously the authority of Scripture, insisting on a "literal" understanding of Genesis 2-3 looks painfully like a "tear here" strip between faith and science.

How can Christians of good faith move forward? Who were the historical Adam and Eve? What if we've been reading Genesis - and its claims regarding material origins - wrong? In what cultural context was this couple, this garden, this tree, this serpent portrayed?

Following his groundbreaking Lost World of Genesis One, John Walton explores the ancient Near Eastern context of Genesis 2-3, creating space for a faithful reading of Scripture along with full engagement with science for a new way forward in the human origins debate. As a bonus, an illuminating excursus by N. T. Wright places Adam in the implied narrative of Paul's theology.

The Lost World of Adam and Eve is a must-listen book for anyone seeking to understand this foundational text historically, and theologically, and wondering how to view it alongside contemporary understandings of human origins.

©2015 John H. Walton (P)2018 Tantor

Great treatment of the subject. So-so performance.

I really appreciated that the author's goal was to find common ground on the essence of the text, taking a very high view of Scripture, rather than trying to argue that there's only one right way to interpret the creation account. This could have devolved into an argument FOR evolution from the Bible, but instead makes a convincing argument that the Bible is not primarily concerned with material origins and thus there is room for many opinions.

Simply Fantastic

This book is like a drink of cold water for Christians wandering through the soft sciences. Simply fantastic

`Acient History

This book takes you back in Acient History and references back to the Bible on almost all of the History discribed in the bible.
This book has some very good history lesens and a lot of thoiught on bible verses described in the bible. This book has a very
different look at history and the Bible. It is a very good lisen.

Uncovers what the Bible actually says

Good follow up to the first book on Genesis 1. Uncovers the intentions on the original author and how the audience would understand it. If you struggle with being a Christian and a scientist this covers a much more honest text based approach that makes the evolution/design debate moot.

Very interesting

Great book and reading. Lots to think about. I loved it. Opens up many things.