Were the creation accounts intended to be archeological, geological, or scientific texts? Dr. Joshua Sears joins the podcast and teaches us about Ancient Near Eastern Cosmology and the purpose of creation texts. We learn what "accommodation" means when discussing scripture, and what are "the terrible questions?" Show Notes (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese): followhim.co/episodes Facebook: www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/followhimpodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannel Thanks to the followHIM team: Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Executive Producers Dr. Hank Smith: Co-host John Bytheway: Co-host David Perry: Producer Kyle Nelson: Marketing & Sponsor Lisa Spice: Client Relations, Show Notes/Transcripts Jamie Neilson: Social Media, Graphic Design Will Stoughton: Rough Video Editor Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts Krystal Roberts: French Transcripts Igor Willians: Portuguese Transcripts "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com/products/let-zion-in-her-beauty-rise-piano 00:00 Welcome to Part I 00:54 Introduction of Dr. Joshua Sears 02:04 How to introduce this lesson to students 05:15 The cultural environment of Genesis 6:56 Current cultural references in General Conference 09:00 Ancient Israelite cosmology 16:34 What is God trying to teach? 18:34 The concept of accommodation 21:33 The Terrible Questions 22:14 Dr. Sears shares personal story regarding Chem 105 24:42 Genesis account begins with chaos and water symbolism 28:48 God created or organizing and the hebrew words barah and tohu wa bohu 34:03 Two sets of days of Creation 45:21 Humans are the climax of creation 47:10 Isrealite tradition of God fighting chaos/leviathan 51:03 God gives man stewardship over the earth 54:50 God can organize and create purpose in our lives 58:53 Chapter breaks places centuries later and aren’t often places well 1:03:09 Elohim, Yahweh, LORD, and Jehovah in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible 1:09:41 End of Part I

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