Proposal
Though there have been many recent attempts to redefine the narrative of Genesis 1:1-2:4a as prophecy or poetry, thus lessening the literalness of that passage’s terminology, such attempts fail to be conclusive or even plausible in the light of genre analysis. Even more recent attempts to declare the passage a special creation genre, not to be taken literally and also unique in both Scripture and in the milieu of the ancient near East, likewise fail in view of the non-existence of documentable literary parallels. It is therefore to be interpreted within the genre in which it best fits, that of historical narrative.
Keywords
Genesis 1, days, evening, morning, genre, narrative, poetry, prophecy, Exod. 20:11, Ps. 33:6-9, 24 hours, day-age, anthropomorphic, Waltke, Hugh Ross, creation
Print Reference
Pages 409-416
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Recommended Citation
Fouts, David M.
(2003)
"The Genre of Genesis One,"
Proceedings of the International Conference on Creationism: Vol. 5, Article 28.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/icc_proceedings/vol5/iss1/28