Beyond Myth: The Creation Series, Volume One
The Genesis Account: How God Artfully (but Not Scientifically) Created the Heavens and the Earth and Commissioned Humanity to Rule on His Behalf
- Science & Faith
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Published: 2025
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Publisher's Description
In Beyond Myth, readers travel deep into Isreal's ancient faith. There Genesis is examined through a two-panel, three-paired days framework. Out of it emerges the surprising theme that humanity has been appointed rulers over the created order. Three interpretive tools underscore this study. Those tools and the two-panel framework not only unlock the Genesis author's message, but they make Beyond Myth an ideal read for collaborative study groups. This book is unlike any on the market today. From a college student seeking to understand Genesis, to a parent of teens whose questions on science versus creation are befuddling, or one who holds (secret) doubts about the veracity of Genesis with its myth-like claims--in which a serpent speaks and fruit gives knowledge (as well as eternal life)--this book will reassure readers' faith. Importantly, for those who wonder how Genesis 1-3 might address twenty-first-century America, Clausen transforms antiquity's message into a relevant, theological critique. Beyond Myth vaults readers into a dynamic, new understanding of this ancient text, one free from mythic falsehoods, from science battering the Bible, and from deception as the church slips deeper into fragmentation, chaos, and the despair of political darkness.
Endorsements (2)
“I deeply appreciate how Beyond Myth utilizes literary structure, the author’s style, and ancient culture to provide a clearer framework for understanding Genesis. Having witnessed the harm caused when cultural context is ignored, I am grateful for the author’s meticulous research into the world of ancient Israel. This work effectively bridges the gap between the past and present, inviting us to discover our own place within the ongoing narrative of God.”
“In Beyond Myth, Wallace Clausen provides a fresh look at Genesis chapters 1–3 with a focus on how these poetic verses were understood in their original context. Clausen contends that these verses were never meant as biological history, but rather as theological and spiritual insight. He seizes on the preeminent theme of ‘rulership’ delegated by God to human beings, and ways that rulership has gone awry, including today’s misguided attempts at an unholy alliance between church and state inherent in Christian nationalism. Beyond Myth is a compelling read for those keen to better understand how the early chapters of Genesis inform God’s intention of kingdom rule.”
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