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Engaging Science and Faith with Confidence
Week 2:
What Does Genesis Tell Us About Creation?
Grace Chapel High School MinistryNovember 23, 2014
Sarah Wolinski
Topics
● Week 1: Science and faith: do we have to choose?
● Week 2: What does Genesis tell us about creation?
● Week 3: How old is the earth?
● Week 4: Evolution and Christian faith
● Week 5: Whom do you trust in science?
Fish bumper sticker wars
Fish bumper sticker wars
Fish bumper sticker wars
Origins
Selected Publications• Genesis 1 As Ancient Cosmology (2011)• The Lost World of Genesis One (2009)• Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds
Commentary: OT Set (2009, Editor)• Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the OT (2006)• NIV Application Commentary: Genesis (2001)
Ancient Near East
Background Studies: Source Material
The Bible is written for us, not to us
J. Walton
Moon
Think-with-your-innards
“Cosmic Geography” (Ancient Egypt)
“Cosmic Geography” (Ancient Israel)
Natural vs. Supernatural?
Key #1: Functional Focus
TIME WEATHER
FOOD
Key #2: Temple Story
For the LORD has chosen Zion,he has desired it for his dwelling:
“This is my resting place for ever and ever;here I will sit enthroned…”
(Psalm 132:13-14)
Formed on the Potter’s Wheel
ar·che·type
/ˈärkəˌtīp/
noun
essence, representative, model, very typical example
Adam and Eve in the Garden
Origins as a Pie
Supernatural
NaturalGOD DID IT
SCIENCE CAN
EXPLAIN IT
Origins as a Pie
Supernatural
Natural
GOD DID IT
SCIENCE CAN
EXPLAIN IT
Origins as a Layer Cake
Physical Reality
Physical Reality
METAPHYSICAL REALITY
PHYSICAL REALITY
• Ultimate cause, purpose (God)
• Known by faith• WHO/WHY of
creation
• Natural cause• Known by science• HOW/WHEN of
creation
References
● Walton Lecture at BioLogos President’s Circle Meeting (Oct. 2012)
http://biologos.org/blog/series/genesis-through-ancient-eyes
● Walton, John. The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate. (IVP Academic 2009)
Image Credits● Fish wars, my story (Slides 3-5, 7)
SW photos
● Origins (Slide 6)http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michelangelo,_Creation_of_Adam_02.jpgMichelangelo Buonarroti [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HINGOLGADH.JPGBy Kalpeshzala59 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
● John Walton (Slide 8)http://originstoday.org/promo.html
● Ancient Near East (Slide 9)http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ancient_near_east_540_bc.svgBy ChrisO [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
● Background studies (Slide 10)http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:British_Museum_Flood_Tablet.jpgPublic domain
● Moon (Slide 12)http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FullMoon2010.jpgBy Gregory H. Revera (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons
● Kidneys and brain (Slide 13)http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gray1123.png
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sobo_1909_626.pngBy Dr. Johannes Sobotta (Sobotta's Textbook and Atlas of Human Anatomy 1908) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
● Egyptian cosmology (Slide 14)Public domain
● Mesopotamian cosmology (Slide 15)Simon Prado
Image Credits● Baby (Slide 16)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hospital_newborn_by_Bonnie_Gruenberg3.jpgBy Bonnie U. Gruenberg (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
● Time – Weather – Food (Slide 17)http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Melbourne_sundial_at_Flagstaff_Gardens.JPGBy Jeepika (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cloud_over_yucatan_mexico_02.jpgBy Sensenmann (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wheat_close-up.JPGBy User:Bluemoose (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC-BY-SA-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
● Solomon’s temple (Slide 18)http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%A5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC_I.jpgPublic domain
● Formed on the potter’s wheel (Slide 20)http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chnum-ihy-isis.jpgBy Didia [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
● Adam & Eve (Slide 22)http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jan_Brueghel_%28I%29_-_Adam_and_Eve_in_the_Garden_of_Eden_-_WGA03584.jpgJan Brueghel the Elder [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?Tell me, if you understand.
Who marked off its dimensions?Surely you know!
Job 38:4-5a
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