How the World Began : Man in the First Chapters of the Bible /
Helmut Thielicke ; translated by John W. Doberstein
- Philadelphia, PA : Muhlenberg Press, 1961
- viii, 308 p. ; 22 cm.
Translation of : Wie die Welt begann. Der Mensch in der Urgeschichte der Bibel.
In the beginning -- The primeval witnesses -- The light of the world -- God's autograph-- Man: the risk of God -- Creation and evolution, faith and science -- The meaning and order of the sexes -- The great Sabbath -- How evil came into the world -- The bridgehead of the tempter -- Guilt and destiny -- The mystery of death -- The Cain within us -- Where is Abel your brother? -- Insecure man -- Floods and fires -- Noah: the adventure of faith -- The fear of our fellows -- Outlines of a new world order -- Postscript for theological readers.