This episode is part of the Restoration Theology class. There’s no getting around it. The Bible is a historical book. The events it describes occurred in history. What’s more, biblical history isn’t just limited to a single period of time. No, it stretches over thousands of years. As a result, it’s critical that you Read more about 642. Restoration Theology 8: Interpreting Scripture in Its Historical Context[…]
This is a follow-up discussion to Will Barlow’s Scripture and Science class, episode 16. If you haven’t watched or listened to that yet, you can go here to find on the Restitutio podcast feed as episode 479 here. Sean Finnegan asks Will Barlow about the possibility of the Bible getting scientific descriptions wrong. How can Read more about Can the Bible Get Science Wrong?[…]
What do we do when the science in the bible seems wrong by today’s standards, but typical for their world? For example, those who believe in a flat earth often point to scripture as evidence for their belief. Indeed the bible arguably does contain some texts that imply a flat earth. But, if the Hebrew Read more about 479 Scripture & Science 16: Science in the Bible (Will Barlow)[…]
Having looked at what the theory of evolution teaches last time, today we’re going to think through how well evolution fits with the bible. Will Barlow covers two main scriptural objections that young earth creationists bring against evolution before exploring three more issues that arise from the perspective of old earth creationism. How does Genesis Read more about 470 Scripture & Science 10: Biblical Objections to Evolution (Will Barlow)[…]
This is a follow-up discussion to Will Barlow’s Scripture and Science class, part 5: Reading on Genesis One (3). If you haven’t watched or listened to that yet, you can go here or find it on the Restitutio podcast feed as episode 463 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Sean Finnegan asks Will Barlow about the Read more about Is the Gap Theory the best option?[…]
Today we are going to cover gap theories and John Walton’s temple idea. Will Barlow explains how gap theories work, including the classic idea that there’s a gap of billions of years between Genesis 1.1 and 1.2 as well as the modified version. After explaining the pros and cons for these views, he briefly explains Read more about 463 Scripture & Science 5: Reading Genesis One, Part 3 (Will Barlow)[…]