Introduction : from wonder to wisdom
Revolution and evolution : ancient Near Eastern backgrounds to creation
The cosmic temple : cosmogony according to Genesis 1:1-2:3
The ground of being : the drama of dirt in Genesis 2:4b-3:24
Behemoth and the Beagle : creation according to Job 38-41
The passion of the Creator : the manifold nature of nature in Psalm 104
Wisdom's world : cosmos as playhouse in Proverbs 8:22-31
The dying cosmos : Qoheleth's misanthropic principle
The fabric of the cosmos : the emergence of New Creation in "Second Isaiah"
The God allusion : creation as consciousness-raiser.
