Craig's Quest of the Historical Adam

William Lane Craig has written an impressive apologetic book on the topic of the historical Adam, which like all his previous books, is comprehensive and thought-provoking. The biblical, theological, and scientific data presented in this book are enormous. The conclusions of his arguments can be ea...

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Main Author: Arvin Gouw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sekolah Tinggi Teologi SAAT 2021-12-01
Series:Veritas: Jurnal Teologi dan Pelayanan
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Online Access:https://ojs.seabs.ac.id/index.php/Veritas/article/view/560
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description William Lane Craig has written an impressive apologetic book on the topic of the historical Adam, which like all his previous books, is comprehensive and thought-provoking. The biblical, theological, and scientific data presented in this book are enormous. The conclusions of his arguments can be easily understood through his own summaries at the end of each chapter, but to really deconstruct his arguments and critically evaluate the presented scientific data would be beyond the scope of a review article and my scientific expertise. There have been several book reviews written by other scholars on Craig’s book, but Craig has been disappointed by the fact that some of them have completely missed his point (and appear to have perhaps not read his book!) This is quite plausible given the density of information and syllogistic argumentation that are weaved in this book. His responses to these various flawed book reviews can be easily found online from a simple Google search. Before presenting my critiques, I feel it necessary to provide a brief overview of the book so that readers and Craig himself, if he reads this, can easily point out where I have misunderstood him, should that happen.
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spelling doaj.art-77a8aefe88d540938989b60021ab0d282022-12-21T19:26:19ZengSekolah Tinggi Teologi SAATVeritas: Jurnal Teologi dan Pelayanan1411-76492684-91942021-12-0120210.36421/veritas.v20i2.560Craig's Quest of the Historical AdamArvin Gouw0University of Cambridge, United Kingdom William Lane Craig has written an impressive apologetic book on the topic of the historical Adam, which like all his previous books, is comprehensive and thought-provoking. The biblical, theological, and scientific data presented in this book are enormous. The conclusions of his arguments can be easily understood through his own summaries at the end of each chapter, but to really deconstruct his arguments and critically evaluate the presented scientific data would be beyond the scope of a review article and my scientific expertise. There have been several book reviews written by other scholars on Craig’s book, but Craig has been disappointed by the fact that some of them have completely missed his point (and appear to have perhaps not read his book!) This is quite plausible given the density of information and syllogistic argumentation that are weaved in this book. His responses to these various flawed book reviews can be easily found online from a simple Google search. Before presenting my critiques, I feel it necessary to provide a brief overview of the book so that readers and Craig himself, if he reads this, can easily point out where I have misunderstood him, should that happen. https://ojs.seabs.ac.id/index.php/Veritas/article/view/560Historical AdamGenesis 1-11Mytho-historyWilliam Lane Craig
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Genesis 1-11
Mytho-history
William Lane Craig
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Genesis 1-11
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William Lane Craig
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