The Gospel of Creation

Abstract

The work of Francesco De Feo, Verbum Divinum est omnis creatura. Il Vangelo del creato (Rubbettino, 2019) is involved in the modern debate about the relationship between science and theology in the context of the biblical theme of creation. Doesn’t current scientific knowledge about the universe make any theological pronouncement on the topic superfluous? So this study presents the discussion which occurred in the twentieth century, starting in particular with the works of Von Rad and Karl Barth who subordinate the topic of creation to salvation. The reaction to this thesis is presented as well, where a theological significance is attributed to creation in itself, taking the wisdom literature into account. The author also includes the apocryphal material of the Old Testament, the basis for contextualization of Paul’s texts including Rm 1:18-23 and 8:18-22 examined by De Feo.