Proposition 11:
“Functional Cosmic Temple” Offers Face-Value Exegesis
“As readers, we want to know how the author desired his communication to be understood. I referred to this in chapter three as the “face value” of the text.”
A discussion of the concordats method (trying to merge modern science into the Bible story). “Divine intention must not be held hostage to the ebb and flow of scientific theory. Scientific theory cannot serve as the basis for determining divine intention.”
Quotes from: John H. Walton. “The Lost World of Genesis One.” Apple Books. https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-lost-world-of-genesis-one/id870735215?mt=11