Episodes
Wednesday Dec 27, 2017
The Literary Framework Model 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.
Enjoy the show!
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
YEC Arguments - Responses
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.
Enjoy the show!
Sunday Nov 05, 2017
A Historical-Grammatical and Polemical Reading of Genesis 1 - Part 3
Sunday Nov 05, 2017
Sunday Nov 05, 2017
In this episode I conclude my series dealing with Genesis 1 as a Polemical Literary Framework.
Enjoy the show!
Sunday Oct 01, 2017
A Historical-Grammatical and Polemical Reading of Genesis 1 - Part 2
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.
Enjoy the show!
For the full paper, visit:
https://www.academia.edu/29550502/A_Historical-Grammatical_and_Polemical_Reading_of_Genesis_1
Friday Jul 28, 2017
A Historical-Grammatical and Polemical Reading of Genesis 1 - Part I
Friday Jul 28, 2017
Friday Jul 28, 2017
In this episode, I will be presenting Part I of my paper on Literary Framework and Polemics in Genesis 1 from a Historical-Grammatical methodology. Enjoy the show!
For the full paper (including footnotes not in the recordings) and to sneak a peek at what is coming, you can find the paper here:
https://www.academia.edu/29550502/A_Historical-Grammatical_and_Polemical_Reading_of_Genesis_1
Sunday Nov 20, 2016
Discussion with Owen Paun on Polemics in 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.
Enjoy the show!
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