003: The Creation Part One (Genesis 1:1-19)

On this episode, Dave gets to walking through a Bible passage- the first chapter of the book of Genesis! The Creation account! Also discussed is the culture war baggage that has been applied to Genesis in the 20th and 21st century American culture wars. The first 4 days of the creation account are explored, as far as what the verses say and what they mean, with part 2 (coming next episode) exploring the rest.

Sources for this episode:

*The National Center for Science Education: https://ncse.ngo/young-earth-creationism

*On the Origin of the Species: By Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life by Charles Darwin

*Creation and the Modern Christian by Henry M Morris

*The Genesis Flood: The Biblical Record and its Scientific Implications by Henry M. Morris and John C. Whitcomb

*Answers in Genesis website: https://answersingenesis.org/

*Creation Museum website: https://creationmuseum.org/

*Institute for Creation Research website: https://www.icr.org/

*Encountering the Old Testament by Bill T Arnold and Bryan E Beyer

*Commentary on the Torah by Richard Elliott Friedman

*Face of the Deep: A Theology of Becoming by Dr. Catherine Keller

*The NIV Application Commentary: Genesis by Dr. John Walton

*Word Biblical Commentary: Genesis 1-15 by Gordon J. Wenham

*Website: https://www.christianity.com/

*"The First Four Days of Genesis in Concordist Theory and in Biblical Context” Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith by P. Seely

*On First Principles by Origen

*The Literal Meaning of Genesis by Augustine (https://www.worldhistory.org/article/91/st-augustine-from-the-literal-meaning-of-genesis/)

Opening Music: Struttin With Some Barbeque by Louis Armstrong