"The Christian claim that the triune God is the creator of the universe is both exegetically grounded and theologically rich. Yet, discussions about God and the doctrine of creation are often overwhelmed by questions such as the age of the earth and the relationship between divine creation and evolution. Without completely ignoring such issues, Peter Leithart offers a decidedly theological interpretation of the creation account from Genesis 1. Here, readers will discover reflections and insights on what the Bible means when it says that God created the earth and what it means to articulate a theology that is rigorously grounded in the first chapter of the Bible"--