Abstract
Because of its position at the beginning of the Bible and because of its subject matter, the account of creation in Gen.l:l-2:4a is one of the most familiar and impressive passages of the Bible. Yet to a generation that has landed men on the moon, is exploring the planets, and is conducting scientific research in cosmology, there may be a temptation to dismiss Gen. I, as irrelevant for our sophisticated and technologically advanced age. Although its cosmology is certainly not ours and its language is somewhat quaint and remote, if approached with patience and on its own terms, Gen. I, speaks with surprising power and relevance to the present.1