This week we are looking into the Creation story again. This time we are looking at the different ways that Christians interpret this story. For an overview we will start with a PDF (document) that outlines most of the current interpretations of the Genesis story. We also have a link to a short YouTube video that does an excellent job of explaining the distinction between Objective and Historical Science.
The two main videos, both on YouTube, take two completely different extremes on the interpretation of the Genesis 1 story. They should prove to be good discussion bookends for our upcoming discussion.
Because this topic is so broad, we are also including links to additional resources on the subject. These resources will not be foundational for our upcoming discussion, but are still good. One of particular interest may be the presentation on ‘Ordinary Faith, Ordinary Science’ by a Nobel Laureate, Dr. Bill Phillips who discusses his views on Science and his faith.
Refer to the Resources tab for links to this weeks resources for study.
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Session 0002 Prolog Podcast
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Genesis 1 & 2:
Presented as dramatizations from The Bible Gateway.
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Interpretations of Creation (PDF)
This is a two page document summarizing most of the current views on the Genesis Creation Story.
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The Nature of Science
Distinction Between Objective Science and Historical Science.
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The 6 Days of Creation Lecture by Ken Ham
A New Earth Presentation
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Science and Faith in Conflict?
How Science Reveals the Rationality of the Christian Faith
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Additional Resources
Ordinary Faith, Ordinary Science
Nobel Laureate, Dr. Bill Phillips. (start at 5:30 due to audio setup problems)(end at 58:00) YouTube VideoTwo Creationist Interpretations of Genesis 1
A Collection of Genesis 1 resources and explanations Web PageNine Views of Creation
A nice write-up on some of the different interpretations of Genesis 1 Web PageCreation Theology: Podcast
A podcast covering a few topics from a book on creationist thought Podcast Web Page Podcast DownloadThe Hermeneutical problem of Genesis 1-11
A rather deep but good discussion on why Evangelicals are willing to use different ways to interpret different portions of Genesis 1-11. Very thought provoking. Web Page
After the class this will be a link to to a podcast of the discussion points