In this follow-up to the discussion of J. Harvey Walton’s dissertation, let’s look closer into his reframing of Eden—not as a perfect paradise but as fragile divine order. Carey pushes back on Walton’s rejection of covenant in Genesis 2–3 and explores how his ideas intersect with Paul’s Adam–Christ typology in Romans 5 and 1 Corinthians 15.
Along the way, we’ll examine:
- The tension between fragile order, chaos, and evil in Genesis
- Whether Eden was covenantal “proto-temple” space
- Adam’s act as covenantal headship rather than simple rebellion
- How covenant strengthens Paul’s Adam–Christ parallel without collapsing it into a theodicy
- What Christ’s resurrection means as “secured divine order”
If Eden sets the stage for fragile human order, then Christ secures incorruptible life. This episode explores how covenant, resurrection, and divine order fit together in the big story of Scripture.
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Music credit: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan
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Chapters
- (00:00:00) - Walton’s Reframing of Eden
- (00:04:49) - Mortality and the Tree of Life
- (00:08:33) - Trees as Legitimate Choice?
- (00:11:16) - Sin vs Premature Disobedience
- (00:15:38) - Pushback: Did Adam Still Break Order?
- (00:18:25) - Ancient Theodicy vs. Genesis’ Covenant Story
- (00:23:30) - The Gospel in Genesis?
- (00:28:29) - Walton’s Major Inconsistency
- (00:32:37) - Adam as Universal Archetype and Proto-Israel
- (00:38:12) - Proto-Covenant Theology vs. Walton’s Break
- (00:42:33) - Adam and Jesus: Temptation in Parallel
- (00:43:19) - Romans 5 in Covenant Light
- (00:55:37) - 1 Corinthians 15: Resurrection as Secured Order
- (01:03:07) - Comparing Theological Traditions
- (01:05:23) - Resurrection as Completed Divine Order
