PPT-Creation Science A Brief Look At Genesis

Try to imagine total emptiness No sky No land No heat No light No sign of life No objects Total emptiness How did emptiness become a complex orderly universe In Genesis God takes us back to the beginning He reveals how the universe began. John Oakes . Detroit, 2/18/2011. You Are Invited. Also…. Apologetics Research Society Presents. Certificate Program in Christian Apologetics. Classes on DVD. For information: . joakes01@san.rr.com. Philosophy 224. Religious Theories of Human Nature. We are going to focus on the philosophical rather than religious significance of the sacred texts of . the various world religions we are going to consider.. A COMPARATIVE STUDY. The . Enuma. . Elish. Area of Origin: Babylonian, from the fertile . cresant. region.. Language of text: . Akkadian. Cuneiform, written on clay tablets. . Timeframe: Text composition likely dates to bronze age, or between the 1700s and 1500s BCE. Some scholars put this date later, from the 1100s BCE. . Historical, Literary, Cultural, and Contemporary Perspectives. Michael Goheen. Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Introduction. Bible tells the story of restoration and salvation centred in Jesus Christ. Begs questions:. Introduction. &. Genesis. Pentateuch & “Torah”. “Pentateuch” means. “Five scrolls” or “five volumes”. “Torah” has a variety of meaning. The Pentateuch includes many types of literature (not just law). This section describes the confusion of all things.. I. . The Sin . (11:1–4): All human beings attempt to unify themselves for their . own glory. .. II. . The Sentence . (11:5–9): God scatters them by confusing their language at the tower of Babel.. : . FORMING. . THE. . WORLD. Lesson 2 for January 12, 2013. CREATION. IN . TWO. . STEPS. “. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Primeval History . [Genesis 1 – 11. ]. Primeval. Meaning = “of . the earliest time in history. ”. Outline of Genesis. Primeval History . [Genesis 1 – 11]. Patriarchal History . [Genesis 12 – 50]. The . Panorama of Scripture. William D. . Barrick, Th.D.. Introduction. Many biblical texts speak of God’s act of Creation.. Deuteronomy 32:8, Job 31:33, and 1 Chronicles 1:1 refer to Adam by name.. A COMPARATIVE STUDY. The . Enuma. . Elish. Area of Origin: Babylonian, from the fertile . cresant. region.. Language of text: . Akkadian. Cuneiform, written on clay tablets. . Timeframe: Text composition likely dates to bronze age, or between the 1700s and 1500s BCE. Some scholars put this date later, from the 1100s BCE. . A literal reading of Genesis 1 leads to a conclusion that the earth was created in six days. If genealogies (lists of names and descendants) are added up, this took place about 6,000 years ago (4,000 BC). (an overview of Genesis 1 – 11). Genesis as an Introduction to the Bible . Creation . Narratives and The Fall. Notice the Plural—narratives . Adam’s Family (not the Addams Family). Noah and the Flood. The . name Genesis = Beginning. Comes from the Greek.. Can also mean origin, birth, and generation. Hebrew from first word "in the beginning.". Written by Moses. Date . written: 1490 BC to 1420 BC.. Genesis means “Beginning”. Chapters 1-3 Creation and the Story of Adam and Eve. Chapters 1-Creation of the Earth and Animals and forces of Nature. Chapters 1-Creation of the Earth and Animals and forces of Nature.