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Genesis Through Ancient Eyes
In this talk, originally delivered at the BioLogos President's Circle meeting in October 2012, Dr. John Walton discusses the origin stories of Genesis 1-3, and why their focus on function and archetypes mean there is no Biblical narrative of material origins.
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Genesis Through Ancient Eyes, Part 1
Dr. John Walton discusses the authority of Scripture and how we should both honor and understand the text. According to Walton, we must remember that Scripture is “for us”, but that it was not written “to us”.
Genesis Through Ancient Eyes, Part 2
Dr. Walton begins the second part of his talk by noting that there is no scientific revelation in the Bible. Genesis is concerned with God bringing order from non-order, not with describing how matter emerged.
Genesis Through Ancient Eyes, Part 3
In the third part of his talk, Dr. John Walton looks at the original language of Genesis, especially the word bara, or “created”.
Genesis Through Ancient Eyes, Part 4
In the final part of his talk, Dr. John Walton briefly looks at the phrase “It was good” and the narrative in Genesis 2-3.