Basic Concepts (Intro)

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Most of the fossil record was produced by a year-long catastrophic global

flood at the time of Noah, which was

a judgment on human sin by the Creator.

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Intelligent Design

attack biological evolution (macroevolution), chemical evolution, and naturalistic philosophy

(so do creationists)

argue for evidences of intelligent design in cells, organisms, Earth and universe

(so do creationists)

often accept the “Big Bang,” cosmic evolution, and geological evolution

(creationists oppose these concepts)

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Intelligent Design

tend to dodge the issue of the age of the Earth (some explicitly accept an “Old Earth”)

(creationists take a clear position on “Young Earth” and “Young Universe”)

generally avoid any discussion of the Bible, especially the Genesis record of Creation, Curse, and Flood; tend not to identify who the “Designer” is

(creationists are able to focus strictly on science for a given audience, but affirm the inerrancy of Scripture, and often present a gospel message)

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Five Arguments for Genesis 1 and 2 as Straightforward Historical Narrative

Framework

ScriptureS

Genealogies

Real world items

Literary indications

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Framework

The framework (or skeleton)

of the book of Genesis indicates

that the book as a whole

is intended to be taken as history

“These are the generations” (or

“This is the book of the generations”) appears 11 times in Genesis.

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The New Testament writers, as well as other Old Testament writers, clearly understood Genesis 1 and 2 to be true history.

Jesus himself so understood these chapters

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Genealogies

A tight genealogical continuity is given from Adam through his sons and the succeeding generations right up to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.