Ken Keathley


Scholar | Former Visiting Scholar

Theology

Ken Keathley is senior professor of theology and holds the Jesse Hendley Endowed Chair of Biblical Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also directs the L. Russ Bush Center for Faith and Culture, a redemptive influence that seeks to engage culture, present and defend the Christian faith, and explore its implications for all areas of life. He coauthored 40 Questions About Creation and Evolution and coedited Old-Earth or Evolutionary Creation? Discussing Origins with Reasons to Believe and BioLogos. Ken lives in Wake Forest with his wife, Penny.

Most Popular Works

A curated selection of this scholar’s most widely engaged work with Reasons to Believe.

  • The Relationship Between Genesis 1 and Genesis 2

    Are Genesis 1 and 2 contradictions? Discover how biblical scholarship reveals these creation passages as a unified, literary masterpiece pointing to God as both Creator and covenant Lord.

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  • Creation Out of Nothing? Ex Nihilo

    Does the Bible teach creation out of nothing? Discover why Creation Ex Nihilo is central to Christian theology, undergirding God’s sovereignty, the goodness of creation, and eschatological hope.

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  • Animal Death Prior to the Fall

    Young Earth advocates claim animal death before the fall undermines the gospel. But does Scripture agree? See how theology and science point to a richer view of creation’s good design.

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  • Genesis Among Pagans

    Egyptian chaos, Babylonian violence, Canaanite gods—into this world Moses proclaimed, “In the beginning, God.” Discover how Genesis subverts pagan cosmologies with a revolutionary understanding of the Creator.

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  • Was Nature Created with the Appearance of Age?

    Does the “appearance of age” claim hold up in the Bible? See why this argument undermines both science and God’s truthfulness, and how Scripture affirms an ancient earth without compromising faith.

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