The Lost World of Adam and Eve, the latest of the Lost World trilogy, discusses the nature of biblical anthropology in the light of the author's perception of the true context of ancient Israel. John Walton has attempted to construct this context through his understanding of the ancient Near East (ANE) as the setting for which Israel received the Scriptures. In doing so, he discusses the nature of the first three chapters of Genesis and proposes that the text is giving an account not of material origins, but of the inauguration of creation as God's cosmic temple in which we find the role of humanity. Within this framework, Walton presents his case for uncovering the history of human origins. This paper contends that Walton has given a magisterial authority to the ANE mythic texts in order to interpret the Genesis accounts. In doing so, he has relegated Genesis to just another ANE mythical text and inevitably redefined key biblical doctrines regarding material origins to such a degree that infringes on the very nature of orthodoxy. Further to this, his attempt to accommodate modern evolutionary philosophy is unwarranted and unsubstantiated.