About John H. Walton
Born 1952. John H. Walton is an American writer, university teacher and biblical scholar.
John H. Walton (born 1952) is an Old Testament scholar. He is Professor Emeritus at Wheaton College and was a Moody Bible Institute professor previously. He specializes in the relationship between religion and science, and the Ancient Near Eastern backgrounds of the Old Testament, especially Genesis and its creation account, as well as interpretation of Job and Daniel. Through his book The Lost World of Genesis One he presents the Genesis creation as being functional; according to Walton, the creation narrative is not intended to answer questions about the material origin of the universe, and therefore does not contradict scientific views on it. This view is opposed by some theologians such as Vern Poythress and young earth creationist Ken Ham.
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American theologian
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John H. Walton was born on 11 March 1952.
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