Week 8: Genesis Part 6

by | Mar 20, 2014 | Pawson's Bible Study

Earth days Some take the word “day” literally as an earth day of 24 hours. This conflicts with the scientists’ assessment of the geological time it would take to create the earth, given its apparent age. A gap in time Some suggest a gap in time...

Week 7: Genesis Part 5

by | Mar 20, 2014 | Pawson's Bible Study

Scientific questions Understanding the need for simplicity does not answer all the questions which arise from the Genesis account of creation. In particular we must consider the speed at which creation took place and the age of the earth, two separate but interrelated...

Week 6: Genesis Part 4

by | Mar 20, 2014 | Pawson's Bible Study

Philosophies challenged If we accept the truth of Genesis 1, then a number of alternative viewpoints about God are automatically ruled out. These viewpoints could also be called philosophies (the word “philosophy” means “love of wisdom”)....

Week 5: Genesis Part 3

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In the beginning God Let us turn now to the book itself and to the amazing chapter with which it opens. It begins with the words, “In the beginning God”. Genesis is full of beginnings, but it is clear that God himself does not begin here. God is already...

Week 4: Genesis Part 2

by | Mar 12, 2014 | Pawson's Bible Study

How did Genesis come to be written? Genesis is one of five books which form a unit in the Jewish Scriptures known either as the Pentateuch (penta means ‘five’) or the Torah (which means ‘instruction’). The Jews believe that these five books...