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Evolution & Creation pt 13: Did Genesis Borrow From Babylonian Myths? || Defenders LIVE!

December 22, 2024 • William Lane Craig • Genesis 1, Genesis 2

Defenders LIVE! // Evolution & Creation pt 13: Did Genesis Borrow From Babylonian Myths? //

Let's talk about Mesopotamian myths and why scholars think that these are not a significant influence upon the Genesis creation story.

This is important because at the popular level you'll still sometimes find people claiming that Genesis 1 is borrowing from ancient Babylonian myths of creation, particularly the myth called...

Creation & Evolution pt 14: Genesis 1 vs Genesis 2 || Defenders LIVE!

December 29, 2024 • William Lane Craig • Genesis 1, Genesis 2

Defenders LIVE! // Creation & Evolution pt 14: Genesis 1 vs Genesis 2 // In Genesis 2 we have an etiological account of the origin of humanity that supplements the brief notice of mankind's creation in chapter 1 verses 26 and 27. In Genesis 1:27 it says...

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?