Bible Field Guide

The Genealogical Adam and Eve (https://peacefulscience.org/genealogical-adam-eve/) . We are excited to feature him in our first guest interview. In this episode, Patrick (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/) asks Dr. Swamidass about his faith, his research, and how he reconciles the two. They discuss a wide range of topics, including Genesis, genetics, evolution, AI, and aliens. Patrick asks questions for scientists and non-scientists, for skeptics and believers. Listen to their conversation as they navigate how Christianity and science work together. Be sure to check out Dr. Swamidass's book Peaceful Science (https://peacefulscience.org/author/swamidass/) . Like the podcast? Bible Field Guide also combines images and short essays on website (http://www.biblefieldguides.com/) to learn more. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biblefieldguide/ (https://www.instagram.com/biblefieldguide/) Website: http://www.biblefieldguides.com (http://www.biblefieldguides.com/) Outline 0:20 - Dr. S. Joshua Swamidass (https://pathology.wustl.edu/people/joshua-swamidass-md-phd/) 0:45 - Peaceful Science (https://peacefulscience.org/author/swamidass/) 0:55 - The Genealogical Adam and Eve (https://peacefulscience.org/genealogical-adam-eve/) 1:20 - Conflict between Christianity and science 2:50 - More Than a Carpenter (https://www.josh.org/easter-mtac/) by Josh McDowell 3:35 - Origin stories (Genesis vs Science) 6:30 - Failed conflicts 7:30 - Borders of the Eden (Genesis 2 and 3) 8:25 - Adam and Eve as genetic vs genealogical ancestors 11:00 - Reading Genesis as a genealogical account 13:20 - article (https://www.nature.com/news/2004/040927/full/040927-10.html) on ancestry 14:10 - Nathan Lex article (https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/10/04/upcoming-book-leaves-scientific-possibility-existence-adam-eve-column/3826195002/) 15:00 - How long would it take for Adam and Eve to be the genealogical ancestors of humanity? 16:45 - People outside the Garden 20:35 - Romans 5.12 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+5%3A12&version=NIV) 21:10 - Doctrine of Monogenesis 23:10 - Evolution, death, and mortality 26:30 - Assumptions when approaching the Bible 27:15 - What's a human (to scientists)? 31:30 - What's a human (to theologians)? 32:40 - Substantialist View 33:00 - Vocational View 33:15 - Relational View 34:35 - Textual Humans 35:40 - Human value, equality, and dehumanization 38:20 - Speed round 39:30 - How does this research help us to answer fresh questions about AI and alien life? 40:00 - Space Trilogy (https://www.cslewis.com/tag/space-trilogy/) by CS Lewis 42:50 - Subscribe. Rate. Share. Scripture Romans 5.12: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+5%3A12&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+5%3A12&version=NIV)   References Dr. S. Joshua Swamidass: https://pathology.wustl.edu/people/joshua-swamidass-md-phd/ (https://pathology.wustl.edu/people/joshua-swamidass-md-phd/) Peaceful Science: https://peacefulscience.org/author/swamidass/ (https://peacefulscience.org/author/swamidass/) The Genealogical Adam and Eve: https://peacefulscience.org/genealogical-adam-eve/ (https://peacefulscience.org/genealogical-adam-eve/) More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell: https://www.josh.org/easter-mtac/ (https://www.josh.org/easter-mtac/) 2004 Nature article on ancestry ("Human Populations Are Tightly Interwoven"): https://www.nature.com/news/2004/040927/full/040927-10.html (https://www.nature.com/news/2004/040927/full/040927-10.html) Nathan Lex article ("Upcoming book leaves scientific possibility for existence of 'Adam and Eve'" from USA Today):...

As modern people, we can’t help but bring modern question to Genesis. But in doing so, we ask it questions it was never designed to answer. If we want to get the most out of Genesis, we must ask better questions… the questions it wants us to ask. Like the podcast? Bible Field Guide also combines images and short essays on website (http://www.biblefieldguides.com/) to learn more. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biblefieldguide/ (https://www.instagram.com/biblefieldguide/) Website: http://www.biblefieldguides.com (http://www.biblefieldguides.com/) RESOURCES: Want more on reading Genesis 1-2 in light of its ancient genre? The Lost World of Genesis 1: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-World-Genesis-One-Cosmology/dp/0830837043 (https://www.amazon.com/Lost-World-Genesis-One-Cosmology/dp/0830837043) Here are some of our favorite, accessible commentaries on Genesis: Jack Collins on how to read Genesis well: https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Genesis-Well-Navigating-History/dp/0310598575 (https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Genesis-Well-Navigating-History/dp/0310598575) Bruce Waltke: https://www.amazon.com/Genesis-Commentary-Bruce-K-Waltke/dp/0310224586 (https://www.amazon.com/Genesis-Commentary-Bruce-K-Waltke/dp/0310224586) John Walton: https://www.amazon.com/NIV-Application-Commentary-Genesis/dp/0310206170 (https://www.amazon.com/NIV-Application-Commentary-Genesis/dp/0310206170)

Reality does not come to us pre-interpreted. We all use imaginative frameworks to make sense of the world and the people around us. The question is what has shaped our perception? The Torah wants to offer us a new imagination. To help you on your path, we’ve created a nine-week Torah reading plan, that will take you through the highlights of the Torah. You can download it on our website (http://www.biblefieldguides.com/) . Like the podcast? Bible Field Guide also combines images and short essays on website (http://www.biblefieldguides.com/) to learn more. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biblefieldguide/ (https://www.instagram.com/biblefieldguide/) Website: http://www.biblefieldguides.com (http://www.biblefieldguides.com/) RESOURCES: Here are some of our favorite, accessible commentaries on Genesis: Bruce Waltke: https://www.amazon.com/Genesis-Commentary-Bruce-K-Waltke/dp/0310224586 (https://www.amazon.com/Genesis-Commentary-Bruce-K-Waltke/dp/0310224586) John Walton: https://www.amazon.com/NIV-Application-Commentary-Genesis/dp/0310206170 (https://www.amazon.com/NIV-Application-Commentary-Genesis/dp/0310206170)

Merry Christmas, friends. In this special episode, we look at how the Torah connects to the incarnation of the son of God. We will see that John’s “Christmas story” plays on Genesis 1, challenging us to embrace embodied life as a part of God’s (already blossoming) new creation. Like the podcast? Bible Field Guide also combines images and short essays on website (http://www.biblefieldguides.com/) to learn more. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biblefieldguide/ (https://www.instagram.com/biblefieldguide/) Website: http://www.biblefieldguides.com (http://www.biblefieldguides.com/) RESOURCES: Here are some of our favorite, accessible commentaries on Genesis: Bruce Waltke: https://www.amazon.com/Genesis-Commentary-Bruce-K-Waltke/dp/0310224586 (https://www.amazon.com/Genesis-Commentary-Bruce-K-Waltke/dp/0310224586) John Walton: https://www.amazon.com/NIV-Application-Commentary-Genesis/dp/0310206170 (https://www.amazon.com/NIV-Application-Commentary-Genesis/dp/0310206170)

Does Genesis 1-2 have an identifiable genre? We think so: Ancient Cosmology. Reading Genesis in light of this genre draws its meaning into clear focus by showing how Genesis argues against other cosmologies, presenting an entirely new vision of who God is and who we are. Like the podcast? Bible Field Guide also combines images and short essays on website (http://www.biblefieldguides.com/) to learn more. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biblefieldguide/ (https://www.instagram.com/biblefieldguide/) Website: http://www.biblefieldguides.com (http://www.biblefieldguides.com/) RESOURCES: Want more on reading Genesis 1-2 in light of its ancient genre? The Lost World of Genesis 1: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-World-Genesis-One-Cosmology/dp/0830837043 (https://www.amazon.com/Lost-World-Genesis-One-Cosmology/dp/0830837043) Here are some of our favorite, accessible commentaries on Genesis: Jack Collins on how to read Genesis well: https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Genesis-Well-Navigating-History/dp/0310598575 (https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Genesis-Well-Navigating-History/dp/0310598575) Bruce Waltke: https://www.amazon.com/Genesis-Commentary-Bruce-K-Waltke/dp/0310224586 (https://www.amazon.com/Genesis-Commentary-Bruce-K-Waltke/dp/0310224586) John Walton: https://www.amazon.com/NIV-Application-Commentary-Genesis/dp/0310206170 (https://www.amazon.com/NIV-Application-Commentary-Genesis/dp/0310206170)

Some people say that Genesis is mythology. Other says it’s literal history. Are these the only options? Are they the best way to understand Genesis 1-2? In this podcast, we offer a fresh path forward out of this old debate. Like the podcast? Bible Field Guide also combines images and short essays on website (http://www.biblefieldguides.com/) to learn more. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biblefieldguide/ (https://www.instagram.com/biblefieldguide/) Website: http://www.biblefieldguides.com (http://www.biblefieldguides.com/) RESOURCES: Here are some of our favorite, accessible commentaries on Genesis: Bruce Waltke: https://www.amazon.com/Genesis-Commentary-Bruce-K-Waltke/dp/0310224586 (https://www.amazon.com/Genesis-Commentary-Bruce-K-Waltke/dp/0310224586) John Walton: https://www.amazon.com/NIV-Application-Commentary-Genesis/dp/0310206170 (https://www.amazon.com/NIV-Application-Commentary-Genesis/dp/0310206170)

Today we FINALLY start reading the actual Torah. There’s no better place to start than Genesis, and in this episode we give a sweeping overview of the entire book. Understanding the whole of Genesis, helps you to interpret the various parts. Like the podcast? Bible Field Guide also combines images and short essays on website (http://www.biblefieldguides.com/) to learn more. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biblefieldguide/ (https://www.instagram.com/biblefieldguide/) Website: http://www.biblefieldguides.com (http://www.biblefieldguides.com/) RESOURCES: Here are some of our favorite, accessible commentaries on Genesis: Bruce Waltke: https://www.amazon.com/Genesis-Commentary-Bruce-K-Waltke/dp/0310224586 (https://www.amazon.com/Genesis-Commentary-Bruce-K-Waltke/dp/0310224586) John Walton: https://www.amazon.com/NIV-Application-Commentary-Genesis/dp/0310206170 (https://www.amazon.com/NIV-Application-Commentary-Genesis/dp/0310206170)

It's easy to think that knowing the places of the Torah is little more than a geography listen. It is far more. In this episode, Patrick looks at how different settings work in the Torah, setting up our expectations and functioning as characters and archetypes. Like the podcast? Bible Field Guide also combines images and short essays on website (http://www.biblefieldguides.com/) to learn more. We are still VERY early, so there isn’t much to look at, but we’ve got exciting things planned for 2019-2020… so stay tuned. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biblefieldguide/ (https://www.instagram.com/biblefieldguide/) Website: http://www.biblefieldguides.com (http://www.biblefieldguides.com/) Here are some of our favorite, accessible introductions to the Torah: From Paradise to Promised Land (https://www.amazon.com/Paradise-Promised-Land-Introduction-Pentateuch/dp/0801039983) by T.D. Alexander. https://www.amazon.com/Paradise-Promised-Land-Introduction-Pentateuch/dp/0801039983 (https://www.amazon.com/Paradise-Promised-Land-Introduction-Pentateuch/dp/0801039983) Exploring the Old Testament: A Guide to the (https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Old-Testament-Guide-Pentateuch/dp/083085309X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=) Pentateuch by Gordon Wenham. https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Old-Testament-Guide-Pentateuch/dp/083085309X/ (https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Old-Testament-Guide-Pentateuch/dp/083085309X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=)

What’s the actually timeline of events recorded in the Torah? It’s easy to lose your place in this story, so this episode is dedicated to giving an overarching chronology of events in the Torah and how they correspond to different books. Like the podcast? Bible Field Guide also combines images and short essays on website (http://www.biblefieldguides.com/) to learn more. We are still VERY early, so there isn’t much to look at, but we’ve got exciting things planned for 2019-2020… so stay tuned. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biblefieldguide/ (https://www.instagram.com/biblefieldguide/) Website: http://www.biblefieldguides.com (http://www.biblefieldguides.com/) RESOURCES: Want more on the history of Israel? https://www.amazon.com/Biblical-History-Israel-Iain-Provan/dp/0664220908 (https://www.amazon.com/Biblical-History-Israel-Iain-Provan/dp/0664220908) Here are some of our favorite, accessible introductions to the Torah: From Paradise to Promised Land (https://www.amazon.com/Paradise-Promised-Land-Introduction-Pentateuch/dp/0801039983) by T.D. Alexander. https://www.amazon.com/Paradise-Promised-Land-Introduction-Pentateuch/dp/0801039983 (https://www.amazon.com/Paradise-Promised-Land-Introduction-Pentateuch/dp/0801039983) Exploring the Old Testament: A Guide to the (https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Old-Testament-Guide-Pentateuch/dp/083085309X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=) Pentateuch by Gordon Wenham. https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Old-Testament-Guide-Pentateuch/dp/083085309X/ (https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Old-Testament-Guide-Pentateuch/dp/083085309X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=)

In this episode Patrick explores what kind of book it is by contrasting it to a modern book series like Harry Potter. We will see how our greatest difficulty grappling with its wild array of genres, telling one massive story, designed to shape a society. Like the podcast? Bible Field Guide also combines images and short essays on website (http://www.biblefieldguides.com/) to learn more. We are still VERY early, so there isn’t much to look at, but we’ve got exciting things planed for 2019-2020… so stay tuned. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biblefieldguide/ (https://www.instagram.com/biblefieldguide/) Website: http://www.biblefieldguides.com (http://www.biblefieldguides.com/) Reading on the Torah? Check these out. https://www.amazon.com/Paradise-Promised-Land-Introduction-Pentateuch/dp/0801039983 (https://www.amazon.com/Paradise-Promised-Land-Introduction-Pentateuch/dp/0801039983) https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Old-Testament-Guide-Pentateuch/dp/083085309X/ (https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Old-Testament-Guide-Pentateuch/dp/083085309X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=)