Ancient Near East Scholar Explains Genesis 1 as a Temple Text | John H. Walton, PhD

Описание: Because Dr. Walton is an expert in Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern culture and literature, he is able to bring to life and explain what the Bible meant to its original ancient Israelite audience, and therefore how we should understand it. I strongly believe that his works can solve the whole "Religion vs Science" dichotomy that we so often hear about. In this clip, Dr. Walton breaks down what the creation account in Genesis 1 actually means from an ancient perspective, and how we should appreciate that meaning instead of forcing it to line up with our modern understanding of science. In other words, the author of Genesis 1 was not concerned with giving a scientific explanation about the origin of the universe, but instead was telling a story about how God gave order to the cosmos (depicted as a Temple where God "rests") for his divine purpose.

Dr. Walton is an alumnus of Hebrew Union College, which is where I'm getting my PhD, so it was really cool to be able to have this discussion with him.


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