Evolution & Creation pt 7: Nonliteral Interpretations of Genesis

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Evolution & Creation pt 7: Nonliteral Interpretations of Genesis

November 10, 2024 • William Lane Craig • Genesis 1, Genesis 2

Defenders LIVE! // Evolution & Creation Part 7: Nonliteral Interpretations of Genesis - The Literary Framework and the Functional Creation Interpretations //

According to the Literary Framework View, the author of Genesis is not interested in chronology. He is not attempting to relate one day after another in a chronological fashion. Rather, the days serve as a sort of literary framework on which he hangs his account of creation...

Evolution & Creation pt 12: Parallels Between Genesis and Egyptian Myths? || Defenders LIVE!

December 15, 2024 • William Lane Craig

Defenders LIVE! // Evolution & Creation Part 12: Examining the Supposed Parallels Between Genesis and Egyptian Myths // Last time we looked at the way in which the notion of myth is understood by scholars of folklore. You'll recall that we said that a myth is a sacred narrative which seeks to ground or anchor present realities in a primordial time. As such the first eleven chapters of Genesis would qualify as mythical. Let me say a couple of things about comments that were made in the discussion last week on which I had a chance to reflect afterwards.

Evolution & Creation pt 11: Is Genesis A Creation Myth? || Defenders LIVE!

December 8, 2024 • William Lane Craig • Genesis 1, Genesis 2

Defenders LIVE! // Evolution & Creation pt 11: Is Genesis A Creation Myth? We've been looking at literal and non-literal options for reading Genesis, and today we'll talk more about whether Genesis belongs to the genre of "myth," like Egyption creation myths And, more broadly, what does this mean about how we interpret Scripture?

Evolution & Creation pt 10: The Genesis Debate and Creation Myths || Defenders LIVE!

December 1, 2024 • William Lane Craig

Defenders LIVE! // Evolution & Creation pt 10: Comparing Genesis with Near Eastern Creation Myths What if Genesis shouldn't be taken literally? Today we come to our eighth and final interpretive alternative of Genesis chapter 1: the monotheistic Hebrew myth interpretation...