Contents :

Introduction
Why This Book? Science and Faith of Evolution and Christianity? Overview of the Book

Part One : Genesis : An Ancient Story of Israelite Self-Definition
1. Genesis and he challenges of the Nineteenth Century : Science, Biblical Criticism, and Biblical Archaeology

2. When Was Genesis Written?
The Problem of the Pentateuch - Two Early Examples
God Has Two Names - Wellhausen and a Postexilic
Pentateuch - The Old Testament, the Exile, and Israel's Self-Definition - The Creation Story and the Church's Self-Definition

3. Stories of Origins from Israel's Neighbors
Genre Calibration -Genesis 1 and Enuma Elish
Genesis 1 and Monalatry - The Flood, Gilgamesh,and Atrahasis - Israel's Second Creation Story - Adam and Atrahasis - Reorienting Expectations of Genesis and Human Origins

4. Israel and Primordial Time
Israel and the Cosmic Battle - Adam and Israel - Creation and Sanctuary - The Gospel and Primordial Time

Part Two : Understanding Paul's Adam

5. Paul's Adam and the Old Testament
Doesn't Paul Settle the Matter? - Not Paul's Adam - Adam and Wisdom

6. Paul as an Ancient Interpreter of the Old Testament
Paul as as Ancient Man - Interpreting the Bible after the Exile - Various Adams of Jewish Interpreters - Paul and his Bible - Paul and His Interpreted Bible

7. Paul's Adam
Paul's Adam : The Historical First Man, Responsible for Universal Sin and Death - Sin and Death without Adam? The One People of God - The Solution Reveals the Plight

Conclusion : Adam Today : Nine Theses
Notes

Part one: an ancient story of Israelite self-definition -- 1. Genesis and the challenges of the Nineteenth century: science, biblical criticism, and biblical archaeology -- 2 When was Genesis written? -- 3 Stories of origins from Israel's neighbors -- 4 Israel and primordial time -- Part two: Understanding Paul's Adam -- 5. Paul's Adam and Old Testament -- 6 Paul as an ancient interpreter of the Old Testament -- 7 Paul's Adam -- Conclusion: Adam today: nine theses