Gap Waltke

Bibliothecra Sacra Vol. 132:526 (Apr 1975) p. 136 The Creation Account in Genesis 1:1-3 Part II: The Restitution Theory Bruce K. Waltke [Bruce K. Waltke, Profeor of !e"#t#c $a%&ua&e a%' l' eta"e%t *+e&e#, #rector of octoral !tu'#e, alla -eolo&#cal !e"#%ar./ [*0! *: -# # t-e eco%' #% a er#e of art#cle f#rt 'el#4ere' t-e aut-or a t-e Bue er"a%% - a"p #o% 8ou %'at# o% $ectu re at We te r% o% er 4at #4e Bapt# t !e"#% ar , Port la%' , re& o%, ctoe r 1 , 197 , a%' a'apte ' fro" Creation and Chaos (Portla%', : Weter% o%er4at#4e Bapt#t !e"#%ar, 197)./ Introduction -ree 4#e ; o% t-e co"o &o% of <e%e# 1:1 3 -a4e fou%' ro a' accept a%c e #% t-e l#terature o% t-# u=ect: (1) t-e ret#tut#o% t-eor of co"o&o%, ;-#c- co%te%' t-at t-e c-ao of <e%e# 1:2 occurre' after <o' -a' create' a% or#&#%all perfect u%#4ere> (2) t-e #%# t#a ll c- aot #c t-e or of co "o &o% , ;-#c- #% # t t-at t-e c-ao of 1: 2 occurre ' #% co%%ect#o% ;#t- t-e or#&#%al creat#o%> a%' (3) t-e precreat#o% c-ao t-eor of co"o&o%, ;-#c- -ol' t-at t-e c-ao of 4ere 2 e+#te' before t-e creat#o% "e%t#o%e' #% t-e B#le. Accor'#% & to t-e f#rt "o'e of t- ou&-t, c-a o occurre' a fter t-e or#&#% al creat#o%> a ccor'#%& to t-e eco%' "o'e of t-ou&-t, c-ao occurre' #% co%%ect#o% ;#t- t-e or#&#%al creat#o%> a%' #% t-e t-#r' "o'e of t-ou&-t, c-ao e+#te' efore t-e or#&#%al creat#o%. eed !or This "tudy -# #ue # #"porta%t for ot- apolo&et#c a%' t-eolo&#cal reao%. 0% or'er to "eet t-e c-alle%&e of c#e%ce a&a#%t t-e f#rt c-apter of <e%e# , t-e apolo&#t "ut -a4e a clear u%'erta %'#%& of t-e #l#cal co"o&o% . . 8 . Pa%e a#', ?B#l#cal e+e&e# # para"ou% t@ ;-e% t-e c#e%t#f#c c-alle%&e # u%'er co%#'erat#o%. 1 oreo4er, -o; ;e u%'erta%' t-e % ta+ of <e%e# 1:1 3 -a a #& %#f #ca %t ef fec t o% our t-e olo & . V o% a' %ote' , ?-e eCue%ce of part#cular 'eclarat#o% #% 44. 13 co"pr#e a ;ealt- of refere%ce ;-oe full%e # carcel to e co"pre-e%'e'. 2 #ethod o co%truct a proper "o'el of co"o&o% pec#al atte%t#o% "ut e &#4e% to <e%e# 1. -e reao% # t-at t-# te+t # ;r#tte% #% prec#e proe, ;-erea ot-er #l#ca l paa&e ear#%& o% co"o&o % are poe t#c, #"a& #%a t#4e, e4ocat# 4e, a%' %ot '#'act#c. o% cer% #%& t-e t le of <e%e#, 4o% a' oer4e': ot-#%& # -ere c-a%ce> e4ert-#%& "ut e co%#'ere' carefull, 'el#eratel, a%' prec#el ... o;-er e at all # t-e te+t o%l allu #4e, " ol#c, or f#&u rat# 4el poet#c . Actuall , t-e e+po#t#o% "ut pa#%t ak#%&l free t-# u%'le ' a%' rat-er eoter#c 'octr# %e e%te%ce e%te%ce, #%'ee', ;or' ;or'. 3 Dere, t-e%, # a c-alle%&e to t-e e+e&ete to pro4e -#"elf a% accurate ;ork"a% #% -a%'l#%& <o' Wor'. Page 1

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