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...
Evolution & Creation pt 9: Clashing Views on Interpreting Genesis Continued || Defenders LIVE!
November 24, 2024 • William Lane Craig
Defenders LIVE! // Evolution & Creation pt 9: A Critique of Walton's Views Continued //
According to Walton's interpretation, the six days of creation do not represent days during which God actually brought these things into existence. Instead, he suggests these are six literal consecutive days during which God specified functions for various existing things...
November 17, 2024 • William Lane Craig • Genesis 1, Genesis 2
Defenders LIVE! //Evolution & Creation pt 8: The Genesis Debate - A Critique of John Walton's Functional Interpretation //
Today we want to continue our discussion of John Walton’s functional interpretation of Genesis chapter 1. We ended last time by saying that Walton has an enormous burden of proof with regard to justifying his interpretation...
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 6: Other Interpretations of "Days" in Genesis
November 3, 2024 • William Lane Craig • Genesis 1, Genesis 2
As we continue our discussion of various alternative interpretations of the creation account of Genesis 1, we turn today to a view that I'm calling “days of divine proclamation” interpretation. I'm using this title to comprise two different interpretations of Genesis 1: the first being “days of divine fiat,” and the second “days of divine revelation.”
Evolution & Creation pt 5: Creation In 6 Days or Ages? || Defenders LIVE!
October 27, 2024 • William Lane Craig • Genesis 1, Genesis 2
Defenders LIVE! // Evolution & Creation Part 5: Creation In 6 Days or Ages? //
The day-age interpretation holds that the days of Genesis 1 are not meant to be taken as 24-hour periods of time. Rather, they represent long periods of time of unspecified duration. On this view, God created the world over six ages, so to speak.
Thus, the text is not meant to teach a literal six-day creation...
Evolution & Creation pt 4: The Gap In Time Between Genesis 1 and 2 || Defenders LIVE!
October 20, 2024 • William Lane Craig • Genesis 1, Genesis 2
Defenders LIVE! //Evolution & Creation Part 4: The Gap and Day-Gap Interpretations //
Today we want to turn to a quite different interpretation which has been called the “gap interpretation.” This is a view that was popularized by the old Scofield Reference Bible. It holds that there is a gap of time between verses 1 and 2 of Genesis chapter 1, and that all of the evidence of fossil life, extinct life forms, and so forth were from an ancient world that existed prior to the state described in Genesis 1:2 and which came under God's judgment and was destroyed.
Evolution & Creation Part 3: Critique of the Literal Interpretation || Defenders LIVE!
October 13, 2024 • William Lane Craig • Genesis 1, Genesis 2
Defenders LIVE! // Evolution & Creation Part 3: A Critique of the Literal Interpretation of Genesis //
We're talking about various interpretations of Genesis chapter 1, and we have begun our discussion of the literal interpretation of the first chapter of Genesis. Last time I explained that most evangelical exegetes will say that these narratives are meant to be taken in a sort of figurative and yet historical sense...
October 6, 2024 • William Lane Craig • Genesis 1, Genesis 2
Defenders LIVE! // Evolution & Creation Part 2: Are The Days In Genesis 24-Hour Periods?
How should we interpret the creation accounts in Genesis? Are the days in Genesis 24-hour periods of time? If not, what does this mean about other interpretations generally? What does it mean about inerrancy?
Today, we'll look at the most straightforward way of interpreting Genesis 1: a literal interpretation - sometimes called the 24-hour day interpretation.
New Defenders Section! // Creation & Evolution part 1: Interpreting Scripture
September 29, 2024 • William Lane Craig • Genesis 1, Genesis 2
Our Most Popular Section In Defenders LIVE: Creation, Evolution, & Biological Diversity (Part 1)
The question of how God created life and the biological diversity around us is an important and interesting aspect of the doctrine of creation. So I want to now take an excursus from our survey of Christian doctrine to discuss this specific issue.
Let's begin with the interpretation of Genesis chapter 1...
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Defenders LIVE! // The Work of Demons | Doctrine of Creation pt 24
September 22, 2024 • William Lane Craig
Today we want to wrap up our discussion of angels and demons by looking at the work of demons. Let's say a word about the present activity or work of demons in the world...
// Defenders LIVE! // The Nature of Demons || Doctrine of Creation pt 23
September 15, 2024 • William Lane Craig
Defenders LIVE! // About The Nature of Demons || Doctrine of Creation pt 23
We're thinking about angels and demons. Last week we looked at the origin of demons. Today we want to talk about the nature of demonic beings...
Defenders LIVE! // Doctrine of Creation pt: 22: The Origin of Satan //
Satan is presented as a tremendous adversary of the work and Kingdom of God with whom we have to contend. This raises the obvious question of the origin of this being. Since God is not evil and cannot create evil, then how could there be such a being as Satan? How do you explain the origin of someone like Satan and the demons?
