Scholarly Articles Written by SDA Theologians on Genesis 1-11

First compiled by Warren H. Johns, November 1998. Updated by Jim Gibson, January 2006.
- limited to scholarly, exegetical and theological studies prepared by theologians
- does not include general devotional material or that written by scientists

Genesis 1 and 2 --- word and textual studies on creation
Genesis 1 and 2 --- comparisons between the two chapters
Genesis 1 and 2 --- theological studies on creation
Antediluvian Life and Times --- word and textual studies
Antediluvian Life and Times --- theological studies
The Genesis Flood --- word and textual studies
Genesis Genealogies and Age of the Earth
Commentary

Genesis 1 and 2 --- word and textual studies on creation

• Andreasen, N-E. "The word 'earth' in Genesis 1:1", Origins 8(1981):13-19.
• Baldwin, Dalton D. "The creation of the firmament", (Unpublished manuscript, BRISCO, Ogden, UT; August 11-16,1994).
• Booth, Walter M. 2003. Days of Genesis 1: Literal or nonliteral? Journal of the Adventist Theological Society 14(1):101-120.
• Cairus, Aecio E. - study on the "mist" in Gen. 2:5-6 (unpublished manuscript ?) — different interpretation than in Gerhard Hasel's unpublished study; Ph.D. graduate from the Seminary teaching in the Philippines as of 1998.
• Davidson, R. M. "In the beginning: How to interpret Genesis 1", Dialogue 6(3, 1994):9-12.
• Krautschick, Simon. "The definiteness of the construct chain Ruach 'Elohim in Gen. 1:2" (M.A. Thesis, Andrews University, 1994), 105+9 pages.
• Hasel, Gerhard F. "Recent translations of Genesis 1:1, a critical look". Bible Translator 22(1971):154-167.
• Hasel, Gerhard F. "Watering the antediluvian world: Mist, river, flood, high water, or rain?", (Unpublished manuscript,  BRISCO, Calgary, AB; 5-11 August 1992).
• Hasel, G. F. "The 'days' of creation in Genesis 1: Literal 'days' or figurative 'periods/epochs' of time?", Origins 21(1994):5-38.
• Herr, Larry. "Why (and how) was light created before the sun?", Adventist Review 162(Nov. 21, 1985):,8-9. [Letter of response printed in Adventist Review 163(Jan.9, 1986):2.]
• House, Colin L. "Some notes on translating Genesis 1:16", AUSS 25(1987):241-248.
• Neufeld, Don Frank. "Creation: 'Genesis 1 states that God created light on the first day, but that the sun was not created until the fourth day.'" Adventist Review 155(Sept. 7, 1978):9.
• Ouro, Roberto. 1998. The Earth of Genesis 1:2: Abiotic or chaotic? Part 1. Andrews University Seminary Studies 36:259-276.
• Ouro, Robert. 2000. The Earth of Genesis 1:2: Abiotic or chaotic? Part 3. Andrews University Seminary Studies 38:59-67.
• Ozanne, Gary. 1999. The Earth of Genesis 1:2: Abiotic or chaotic? Part 2. Andrews University Seminary Studies 37:39-53.
• Regalado, Ferdinand O. 2002. The creation account in Genesis 1: Our world only or the universe?  Journal of the Adventist Theological Society 13(2):108-120.
• Schafer, A. Rahel Davidson. 2003. The "kinds" of Genesis 1: What is the meaning of min? Journal of the Adventist Theological Society 14(1):86-100.

Genesis 1 and 2 --- comparisons between the two chapters

• Doukhan, Jacques. "The literary structure of the Genesis creation story", (Th.D. Diss., 1978).
• Doukhan, Jacques B. 2004. The Genesis creation story: Text, issues, and truth. Origins 55:12-33.
• Drey, Philip R. "Review of scholarly literature concerning a comparative study between the first chapter of Genesis and cosmogonic literature of Egypt", (M.A. Thesis, Andrews University, 1995) 72+9 pages.
• Herr, Larry. "Was there more than one creation?", Adventist Review 161 (July 5, 1984):9-10.
• Jorgensen, Alfred S. "Are there two accounts of creation in the book of Genesis", Australasian Record 83(Feb. 27, 1978):12-13.
• Luo, Paul. "Does Genesis 2 contradict Genesis 1?", Ministry 62(March, 1989):15.
• Ouro, Robert. 2002. The Garden of Eden account: The chiastic structure of Genesis 2-3. Andrews University Seminary Studies 40(2):219-243.
• Ouro, Roberto. 2002. Linguistic and thematic parallels between Genesis 1 and 3. Journal of the Adventist Theological Society 13(1):44-54.
• Shea, W. H. "The unity of the creation account", Origins 5(1978):9-38.
• Shea, W. H. "Literary structural parallels between Genesis 1 and 2", Origins 16(1989):49-68.
• Younker, Randall. "Genesis 2: a second creation account?", (Unpublished manuscript, BRISCO, Union College, Lincoln, NE; October 10-14, 1996; also in Adventist Heritage Center).

Genesis 1 and 2 --- theological studies on creation

• Adams, Roy. "Creation: a mystery. Pts. 1 and 2", Adventist Review 166(Apr. 6,20, 1989) [editorial].
• Baldwin, J. T. "God, the sparrow, and the emerald boa", Dialogue 8(3, 1996):5-8.
• Baldwin, John T., ed. Creation, Catastrophe, and Calvary (Review and Herald, 2000).
• Canale, Fernando L. 2003. Evolution, theology and method: Part 1: outline and limits of scientific methodology. Andrews University Seminary Studies 41:65-100.
• Canale, Fernando L. 2003. Evolution, theology and method: Part 2: scientific method and evolution. Andrews University Seminary Studies 41:165-184.
• Canale, Fernando L. 2004. Evolution, theology and method: Part 3: Evolution and Adventist theology. Andrews University Seminary Studies 42:5-48.
• Cole, H. Ross. 2003. The Sabbath and Genesis 2:1-3. Andrews University Seminary Studies 41:5-12.
• Davidson, Richard M. 1988. The theology of sexuality in the beginning: Genesis 1-2. Andrews University Seminary Studies 26:5-24.
• Davidson, Richard M. 1988. The theology of sexuality in the beginning: Genesis 3. Andrews University Seminary Studies 26:121-131.
• Davidson, Richard M. 2003. The Biblical account of origins. Journal of the Adventist Theological Society 14(1):4-43.
• Ferch, Arthur J. "Beginnings and belonging", Adult Sabbath School Lessons (July-Sept., 1985).
• Ferch, Arthur J. In the beginning (Review and Herald, 1985).
• Gulley, Norman R. 2003. Basis issues between science and Scripture: Theological implications of alternative models and the necessary basis for the Sabbath in Genesis 1-2. Journal of the Adventist Theological Society 14(1):195-228.
• Harder, Frederick E. J. "Beyond arithmetic: the truth of creation", Spectrum 15(2, 1984):54-59. — [He also did an unpublished word study on the frequency of words in Genesis 1, suggesting that Genesis 1 was meant as a literary document, not a historical document.]
• Hasel, Gerhard F. "Genesis 1, ancient Near Eastern parallels and mythologies", (Unpublished manuscript, Biblical Research Institute, 1971), 33 pp.
• Hasel, Gerhard F. "Significance of the cosmology in Genesis 1 in relation to ancient Near Eastern parallels", AUSS 10(1972):1-20.
• Hasel, Gerhard F. "Polemic nature of the Genesis cosmology", Evangelical Quarterly 46(April-June, 1974):81-102.
• Hasel, Gerhard F. "Man and woman in Genesis 1-3." IN: Symposium on the Role of Women in the Church (General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, 1984), p.10-27.
• Herr, Larry. "Genesis one in historical-critical perspective", Spectrum 13(2, 1982):50-61.
• Hilgert, Earle. "Theological dimensions of the Christian doctrine of creation", Spectrum 1(Summer, 1969):14-21.
• Johns, Warren H. "The doctrine of beginnings", Ministry 54(May, 1981):18-20.
• King, Greg. The documentary hypothesis. Journal of the Adventist Theological Society 12(1):22-30.
• Lichtenwalter, Larry L. 2004. Creation and apocalypse. Journal of the Adventist Theological Society 15(1):125-137.
• Moskala, Jiri. 2002. The Sabbath in the first creation account. Journal of the Adventist Theological Society 13(1):55-66.
• Mueller, Ekkehardt. 2004. Creation in the New Testament. Journal of the Adventist Theological Society 15(1):47-62.
• Weiss, Herold. "Genesis, chapter one: a theological statement", Spectrum 9(4, 1979):54-62.
• Widmer, Myron. "Older than creation week?", Adventist Review 169(August 13, 1992):4.
• Zinke, Ed. "The role of creation in Seventh-day Adventist theology", (Unpublished manuscript, BRISCO, Grand Junction, CO. August 11-15, 1995), BRISCO Report, pages 20-25.

Antediluvian Life and Times --- word and textual studies

• Amorim, Nilton Dutra. "Exegesis on Genesis 6:1-4", (Term paper, School of Graduate Studies, Andrews University, 1981) — not master's thesis quality.
• Greig, A. Josef. "Genesis 6:1-4 in O. T. interpretation" (Unpublished manuscript, Adventist Heritage Center)
• Ojewole, Afolarin Olutunde. 2002. The "seed" in Genesis 3:15: an exegetical and intertextual study. Andrews University Seminary Studies 40:300-301 (dissertation abstract)
• Shea, W. H. "A comparison of the narrative elements in ancient Mesopotamian creation-flood stories with Genesis 1-9", Origins 11(1984):9-29.
• Shea, W. H. "The antediluvians", Origins 18(1991):10-26.
• Stefanovic, Zdravko. "The great reversal: thematic links between Genesis 2 and 3", AUSS 32(1994):47-56.

Antediluvian Life and Times --- theological studies

• Andreasen, Niels-Erik. "Adam and Adapa: two anthropological characters", AUSS 19(1981):179-194.
• McLarty, John. "Geochronology, the Sabbath and death before sin", (Unpublished manuscript, Conference on Science and Faith, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI; July 23-29, 1998).
• Shea, William H. "Adam in ancient Mesopotamian traditions", AUSS 15(1977):27-41.
• Terreros, Marco. "Death before the sin of Adam: a fundamental concept in theistic evolution and its implications for evangelical theology", (Ph.D. Diss., Andrews University, 1994); reviews in AUSS 32(1994):114.
• Terreros, Marco. "The Adventist message and the challenge of evolution", Dialogue 8(2, 1996):11-14.
• Terreros, Marco. Is all death a consequence of sin? Theological implications of alternative models. Journal of the Adventist Theological Society 14(1):150-176.
• Younker, Randall. A Look at Biblical and Ancient Extra-Biblical Perspectives on Death. (Unpublished manuscraipt, Faith and Science Conference, Glacier View, Colorado. August 13-20, 2003.)

The Genesis Flood --- word and textual studies

• Cottrell, Raymond F. "Extent of the Genesis flood", (Unpublished manuscript, Adventist Heritage Center).
• Davidson, R. M. "Biblical evidence for the universality of the Genesis flood", Origins 22(1995):58-73.
• Davidson, Richard M. 2004. The Genesis flood narrative: Crucial issues in the current debate. Andrews University Seminary Studies 42:49-77.
• Geraty, Lawrence. Theology of the Flood. (Unpublished manuscraipt, Faith and Science Conference, Glacier View, Colorado. August 13-20, 2003.)
• Hasel, G. F. "The fountains of the great deep." Origins 1(1974):67-72.
• Hasel, G. F. "The biblical view of the extent of the flood." Origins 2(1975):77-95.
• Hasel, G. F. "Some issues regarding the nature and universality of the Genesis flood narrative." Origins 5(1978):83-98.
• Mulzac, Kenneth. "Genesis 9:1-7: Its theological connects with the creation motif. Journal of the Adventist Theological Society 12(1):65-77.
• Shea, William H. "The Flood: just a local catastrophe?" Dialogue 9(l, 1997):10-13.

Genesis Genealogies and Age of the Earth

• Freeman, Travis R. 2004. A new look at the Genesis 5 and 11 fluidity problem. Andrews University Seminary Studies 42:259-286.
• Geraty, Lawrence. "The Genesis genealogies as an index of time", Spectrum 6(1-2, 1974):5-18.
• Hasel, Gerhard. "The genealogies of Genesis 5 and 11 and their alleged Babylonian background", AUSS 16(1978)361-374.
• Hasel, G. F. "Genesis 5 and 11: chronogenealogies in the biblical history of beginnings", Origins 7(1980):23-37.
• Hasel, G. F. "The meaning of the chronogenealogies of Genesis 5 and 11", Origins 7(1980):53-70.
• Horn, Siegfried. "Can the Bible establish the age of the earth?", Spectrum 10(3, 1979):15-20.
• House, Colin. "The successive, corresponding epochal arrangement of the 'chronogenealogies' of Genesis 5 and 11B in the three textual traditions", (Ph.D. Diss., Andrews University, 1988), 187+11 pages — being revised and will be published next year by a prominent British publisher
• Johns, Warren H. "How accurate is Biblical chronology?", Ministry 57(March, 1984):11-15.
• Ray, Paul. - on biblical chronology, especially of the patriarchs (Unpublished manuscript, Andrews University, Ph.D. student in archeology).
• Shea, William. 1977. Adam in ancient Mesopotamian traditions. Andrews University Seminary Studies 15:27-41.
• Wood, Lynn H. "The Kahun Papyrus and the date of the Twelfth Dynasty", Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 99(Oct., 1945):5-9. — This does not deal directly with the chronology of Genesis 11, but it establishes Egyptian chronology on a secure basis, using the Sothic Cycle. Thus the Old Kingdom was said to have begun about 2800 B.C. This being true, the Flood could not possibly have been in 2348 B.C. as proposed by Ussher.
• Younker, Randall - paper on the Tower of Babel and the dispersal of the nations (Unpublished manuscript, Jerusalem Conference, 1998) — very fine study; should be published.

Commentary

• Baldwin, John. "Inspiration, the natural sciences, and a window of opportunity?", Journal of the Adventist Theological Society 5(1994):131-154.
• Baldwin, John. "Cracks in the evolutionary facade", Ministry 68(Sept., 1995):6-8.
• Baldwin, John. "Progressive creationism and biblical revelation: some theological implications", Journal of the Adventist Theological Society 3(1992):105-119.
• Baldwin, J. T. "Progressive creation and biblical revelation: Some theological implications", Origins 18(1991):53-65.
• Baldwin, John. "God and the world: William Paley's argument from perfection tradition — a continuing influence", Harvard Theological Review 85(1992):109-120.
• Gulley, Norman R. 2004. What happens to Biblical truth if the SDA Church accepts theistic evolution? Journal of the Adventist Theological Society 15(2):40-58.
• Guy, Fritz. "Negotiating the creation-evolution wars", Spectrum 20(1,1989):40-46.
• Guy, Fritz. 2003. Interpreting Genesis 1 in the 21st century. Spectrum 31(2):5-16.
• Hanna, Martin F. 2004. The use of science in theology: case studies of Langdon B. Gilkey and Thomas A. Torrance. Andrews University Seminary Studies 42:217 (dissertation abstract)
• King, Greg. 2001. The theological value of the creation account. Ministry 74(March):7-10.
• Pfandl, Gerhard F. 2005. In the beginning, God. Ministry 77(June):8-11,13-15.
• Van Bemmelin, Peter M. 2004. Divine accommodation and Biblical creation: Calvin vs McGrath. Andrews University Seminary Studies 39(1):109-116.
• Younker, Randall W. 2004. Consequences of moving away from a recent six-day creation. Journal of the Adventist Theological Society 15(2):59-70.

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