{"id":32077,"date":"2014-11-12T09:21:45","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T14:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/?p=32077"},"modified":"2015-04-27T17:36:19","modified_gmt":"2015-04-27T22:36:19","slug":"reading-and-writing-genesis-books-books-and-more-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2014\/11\/reading-and-writing-genesis-books-books-and-more-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading and Writing (Genesis): Books, books, and more books"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have a few things in my way before being able to work full-time on Genesis 1<\/a>– a recalcitrant article draft, some travel, volunteer work, etc. In the meantime, I\u2019m making slow but good progress. I’m beginning to suspect\u00a0the most important parts of the book will be the first two sections dealing with groundwork\/assumptions and LDS entanglements with Genesis, not the last two sections on the ancient Near Eastern context or the text\/translation itself.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m interested in a lot of things that are secondary or tertiary to the main thrust of the book, such as the history of biblical interpretation, the history of interaction between science and religion, history of science, and how other religious traditions have handled the challenges to tradition, authority, doctrine, etc. It’s terribly difficult to avoid spending too much time filling out these secondary areas, but I really can’t afford the time to read everything relevant; there is a TON\u00a0of relevant scholarship. Below are a few things that are on my virtual nightstand that may be of interest, not all related to Genesis.<\/p>\n

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