Fourteenth Annual Lanier Theological Library Lecture

Dr. John Walton presents: Genesis 1 in the Context of the Ancient Near East

John H. Walton (Ph.D. Hebrew Union College) is Professor of Old Testament Emeritus at Wheaton College and Graduate School where he taught for twenty-two years. Dr. Walton has authored or edited over 50 books, among them commentaries, reference works, textbooks, scholarly monographs, and popular academic works. He was the Old Testament general editor for the Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible (NIV, NKJV, NRSV), and is perhaps most widely known for the “Lost World” books (including The Lost World of Genesis One, The Lost World of Adam and Eve, and his most recent New Explorations in the Lost World of Genesis). His areas of expertise include the importance of the ancient Near East for interpreting the Old Testament as well as the dialogue between science and faith. He is currently publishing a two-volume commentary on the book of Daniel.