Table of Contents
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1. God the Creator of All Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2. Humans, Male and Female: Identity and Purpose. . . . . 9
3. God, Law, and Freedom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4. The Cultural Mandate: Farmers, Kings, and Queens . . .17
5. Falling Away: The Disruption of Harmony . . . . . . . . . .23
6. What Next? The Promise, the Hope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
7. The Holiness of God. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
8. The Rescue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
9. The Story Continues: Prophets and Kings . . . . . . . . . . . .41
10. In the Darkness, a Light Shines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
11. ‘The Messiah Will Crush His Head’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
12. The Sure Hope of Restoration through Christ. . . . . . . . . 63
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Supplement: Christ’s Lordship Over All. . . . . . . . . . . .. 69
Acknowledgments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1. God the Creator of All Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2. Humans, Male and Female: Identity and Purpose. . . . . 9
3. God, Law, and Freedom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4. The Cultural Mandate: Farmers, Kings, and Queens . . .17
5. Falling Away: The Disruption of Harmony . . . . . . . . . .23
6. What Next? The Promise, the Hope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
7. The Holiness of God. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
8. The Rescue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
9. The Story Continues: Prophets and Kings . . . . . . . . . . . .41
10. In the Darkness, a Light Shines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
11. ‘The Messiah Will Crush His Head’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
12. The Sure Hope of Restoration through Christ. . . . . . . . . 63
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Supplement: Christ’s Lordship Over All. . . . . . . . . . . .. 69
Acknowledgments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75