Bringing you discussions, interactions, reviews and content related to the best academic literature on Biblical, theological and philosophical issues today from a former Reformed Protestant turned Classical Theistic Humanist.
Episodes
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Friday Dec 04, 2020
In this episode I give my rejoinders to a response article from TurretinFan where he gave objections to my work on Genesis 1.
My original article:
TurretinFan's Response: click HERE
(For more of my work on Genesis 1, CLICK HERE)
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
In this episode, I give part two of my response to my friend Steve Scrhamm on some of my comments about Genesis 1 and Young Earth Creationism.
My original article:
TEXT VERSION
VIDEO VERSION
Steve's Response: CLICK HERE
Enjoy the show!
Sunday Nov 29, 2020
Sunday Nov 29, 2020
In this episode I give my rejoinders to a response article from my friend Steve Schramm where he gave objections to my work on Genesis 1.
My original article:
Text: http://freedthinkerpodcast.blogspot.com/2017/11/responses-to-common-yec-arguments.html
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5Ad9pC7x6s&list=PLu0kkCd7llwTWrm9tdct3NTHzoMTkWYp4&index=9&t=427s
Steve's Response: https://www.steveschramm.com/defending-a-young-earth-tyler-vela-1/?utm_campaign=defending-a-young-earth-a-response-to-tyler-vela-part-1&utm_medium=social_link&utm_source=missinglettr
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
In this episode I give my final thoughts on the debate that I had with Jason Mullett on our views of Genesis 1. If you have not listened to the debate yet, go back and listen to the last MEGA episode which contains the full debate, audience Q&A and after show.
Enjoy!
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
In this episode I air a debate I had with Jason Mullett of Logical Belief Ministries on our differing views of Genesis 1.
Wednesday Dec 27, 2017
Wednesday Dec 27, 2017
In this episode I present the final installment of my series on Genesis 1 and what I think is the best handling of the text - the Polemical Literary Framework. This is part 5 of the series so I recommend listening back to the previous episodes before jumping into this one.
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The Mentionables Conference 2018 registration: https://thementionables.org/
Sources:
John Walton
- “Reading Genesis Through Ancient Eyes” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci-6ekUmQFE
- Genesis 1 as Ancient Cosmology (Eisenbrauns: 2011)
- The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate (IVP, 2009)
- Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament (Baker: 2006)
- Ancient Israelite Literature in Its Cultural Context: A Survey of parallels between biblical and ancient Near Eastern texts (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1989)“Creation in Genesis 1:1 - 2:3 and the Ancient Near East: Order out of Disorder after Chaoskampf,” Calvin Theological Journal 43 (2008): 48-63.
- “Interpreting the Bible as an Ancient Near Eastern Document” in Israel-Ancient Kingdom or Late Invention? Archaeology, Ancient Civilizations, and the Bible, ed. D. Block (Nashville: Broadman/Holman, 2008) 298-327.
Futato, Mark
- (Spring 1998)."Because it Had Rained: A Study of Genesis 2:5–7 With Implications for Genesis 2:4–25 and Genesis 1:1–2:3" (PDF). Westminster Theological Journal. Gordon. 60 (1): 1–21
Irons, Lee
- (January 2000)."The Framework Interpretation: An Exegetical Summary". Ordained Servant. Upper register. 9 (1): 7–11
Kline, Meredith
- (1996)."Space and Time in the Genesis Cosmogony". Perspectives on Science & Christian Faith (48): 2–15
Miller and Soden
- In the Beginning… We Misunderstand. (Kregel: 2012)
Currid, John
- Against the Gods (Crossway: 2013)
- “The Nature of Polemical Thought and Writing,” https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/polemic.html
Niehaus, Jeffrey
- Ancient Near Eastern Themes in Biblical Theology (Kregel: 2008)
Monday Nov 27, 2017
Monday Nov 27, 2017
In this article, I respond to several of the most common YEC arguments given in favor of their reading of Genesis 1 against the views of others.
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Sunday Nov 05, 2017
Sunday Nov 05, 2017
In this episode I conclude my series dealing with Genesis 1 as a Polemical Literary Framework.
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Sunday Oct 01, 2017
Sunday Oct 01, 2017
In this episode I continue the series dealing with my view of Genesis 1 as a polemical literary framework opposing the Egyptian creation myths.
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For the full paper, visit:
https://www.academia.edu/29550502/A_Historical-Grammatical_and_Polemical_Reading_of_Genesis_1
Sunday Nov 20, 2016
Sunday Nov 20, 2016
In this episode I discuss my recent paper on polemics in Genesis 1 and some of the backlash that it has received.
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Link to the article:
https://www.academia.edu/29550502/A_Historical-Grammatical_and_Polemical_Reading_of_Genesis_1
Link to the articles I mention that I wrote previously:
http://freedthinkerpodcast.blogspot.com/2011/05/israel-in-egypt-historical-fact-or.html
http://freedthinkerpodcast.blogspot.com/2011/06/israel-in-egypt-historical-fact-or.html