God's Presence in Creation: A Conversation with Philo, Paul, and Luke

God’s Presence in Creation: A Conversation with Philo, Paul, and Luke is for anyone who has an interest in understanding how the authors of the New Testament perceived the world as God’s creation, our home from “the beginning” (Gen 1:1).

The book lucidly engages in conversation three 1st century CE authors Philo, Paul, and Luke, to offer a new and fresh understanding of the environmental theme, care for creation. The inclusion of Philo, a Hellenistic Jew and philosopher, adds uniqueness to the distinctive approach of this book and enriches the discussions of the two New Testament authors, Paul and Luke. Four “environmental” Greek terms are carefully analyzed— kosmos (world), ktisis (creation), pronoia (providence), and oikonomos (steward)— to show how these authors viewed the created world within their own Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts. The analysis is enhanced with an impressive exploration of a threefold relationship: creation-and-God, creation-and-mediator, creation-and-humanity.

Nélida Naveros Córdova, CDP, has a doctorate in New Testament and Early Christianity and is an Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies and Director of Graduate Programs in Theology and Ministry at Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama. Nélida is the author of Philo of Alexandria’s Ethical Discourse: Living in the Power of Piety, To Live in the Spirit: Paul and the Spirit of God, and Philo of Alexandria: A Sourcebook. She has published several scholarly articles in noted journals and book reviews. She has presented papers at international and national conventions. She enjoys cooking, dancing, gardening, knitting, sowing, listening to music, and volleyball.