Video from Inspiring Philosophy
"Every day we are told the Bible teaches the earth is 6000 years old. But when we dive into the original Hebrew we find this idea of a young earth is not guaranteed in the Biblical texts." from the video introduction.
Is the earth only six thousand years old?
Many teach that this literal reading of scripture is the case?
What do the original Hebrew texts have to say?
"Both old earth creationism and young earth creationism seek to solve the apparent conflict between science and the Bible in regard to the age of the earth. What is the apparent conflict? If the book of Genesis is interpreted strictly literally, it seems to indicate that the earth and the universe are around 6,000 years old. In contrast, various scientific dating methods place the age of the earth around 4.5 billion years and the age of the universe around 14.6 billion years.
The options to solve the apparent conflict are as follows: the Bible is wrong, the Bible is being interpreted incorrectly, or the scientific data is being interpreted incorrectly.
Neither old earth creationism nor young earth creationism teaches that the Bible is wrong. Generally speaking, both old earth and young earth creationists believe in the inspiration, inerrancy, and authority of God’s Word. What differs between these approaches is one’s view on what the Bible is, in fact, saying. It’s a matter of interpretation.
Old earth creationists believe a strictly literal approach is not the correct way to interpret the early chapters of Genesis. They view Genesis 1–2 as being primarily symbolic and/or poetic. Young earth creationists interpret Genesis 1–2 as a literal, historical account of how God created the universe. Young earth creationists question why, if the rest of Genesis is historical, should the first two chapters be interpreted differently? Old earth creationists question why, if the Bible uses symbolism in many other books, can’t metaphor be used in Genesis?" from the article: Old earth vs. young earth—what are the core issues in the debate?
Sources: Full Genesis 1-11 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Our Video on Genesis 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoPbZ... Our Video on Genesis 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5rCk... Source on Olive Trees: masiaelaltet.com/blog/olive-growing-the-best-olive-oil-in-the-world/ Source on Doves: https://www.fws.gov/news/Historic/New... Tryggve Mettinger - The Eden Narrative John Walton - The Lost World of Adam and Eve John Walton - The Lost World of Genesis One Joshua John Van Ee - Death and the Garden Michael S. Heiser - Taking Genesis 1-3 at Face Value https://drmsh.com/genesis-13-face-com... John MacArthur - The MacArthur Bible Commentary Kenneth Mathews - The New American Commentary: Genesis 1-11:26 John H. Sailhamer - Genesis Unbound Robert E. Holmstedt - The Syntax of Gen 1:1-3 Michael Heiser - Genesis and Creation (Part 1) - vimeo.com/15110780
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