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In the second chapter of his book Beginnings: Ancient Christian Readings of the Biblical Creation Narratives Peter Bouteneff discusses the uses of the creation narrative in the New Testament. The most important New Testament references are in the Pauline literature – which Bouteneff takes to include Ephesians, Colossians, and 2 Thessalonians. He considers the Pastoral…http://blog.beliefnet.com/jesuscreed/files/import/imgs/Bouteneff%20ds3.JPG