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Late last week the BioLogos blog Science and the Sacred<\/a> posted another video clip featuring NT Wright. In this clip he discusses the dating of Genesis 1-3 and what he sees as the impact of these texts on first century Judaism and the early Christians. This clip struck me as interesting in the context of our vigorous discussion of Brian McLaren\u2019s new book \u201cA New Kind of Christianity\u201d on Monday as well as the context of our general discussion of science and faith.<\/p>\n

How important is Gen 1-3 for understanding the gospel?<\/strong><\/em> which, of course, leads us to consider the question: What is the gospel of Jesus Christ?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

<\/iframe> \n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\nStarting about 1:55 in the clip Wright says:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n\u2026 the big story which is there is that humans are given their identity as wonderful creatures within a wonderful God-given world, and that nevertheless they blow it. That Israel was called to be the people through whom God would remake and redo that project and they had blown it as well, which kind of then sets you up for the question what happens next. And unless you\u2019ve got that double picture in mind there is all sorts of stuff in Matthew Mark Luke John Acts, Paul, etc. which you just never understand.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nThe OT is essential to understand the gospel. The point of Genesis is not the age of the earth or the snake and tree. There is a functionality, a message, which transcends the literal narrative. Those who worry about dismissing Genesis as \u201cANE myth\u201d do well to be concerned. There is a theme beginning in Genesis 2 and 3 \u2013 repeated many times throughout the OT \u2013 of failure and exile, failure and consequence. This is the backdrop for the story of the gospel.\u00a0 Without this backdrop nothing makes sense.<\/p>\nSo as I see it at this time the idea that gospel is God\u2019s peaceable kingdom established through the power of love is right \u2013 but does not dig deep enough. The kingdom is not established through the power of love, but through the power of His love. The gospel is that God through the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus did for us what we were unable to do for ourselves \u2013 he broke this cycle of failure, took the consequence. This is what enables the inauguration of the kingdom of God.<\/p>\nThe understanding we develop from studying God\u2019s creation may change the way we interpret the framework for telling this story in Genesis \u2013 but it doesn\u2019t change the story or the history leading up to the incarnation.<\/p>\nWhat do you think? What is the functionality of Genesis and how does it inform our understanding of the gospel?<\/em> \n<\/strong><\/p>\nIf you wish to contact me you may do so at rjs4mail[at]att.net \n <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Late last week the BioLogos blog Science and the Sacred posted another video clip featuring NT Wright. In this clip he discusses the dating of Genesis 1-3 and what he sees as the impact of these texts on first century Judaism and the early Christians. 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