by Russell E. Gmirkin (Author)

This book argues that the biblical creation accounts draw directly from Plato's Timaeus, demonstrating the influence of Plato and the cosmogenies of Greek natural philosophers on Genesis. Suitable for students and scholars in both biblical and classical studies, philosophy and creation narratives.

Author Biography

Russell E. Gmirkin is an independent researcher specializing in Greek sources used in the Hebrew Bible. He is best known for his 2006 book Berossus and Genesis, Manetho and Exodus and his 2017 book Plato and the Creation of the Hebrew Bible.