Video: Genesis Is Not the ONLY Creation Account in the Old Testament
How’s this for a thought-provoking video title? Dr. Heiser makes the claim that there are older creation accounts than that provided in Genesis 1-3. Check out the short video to find out what he’s getting at!
Dr. Michael S. Heiser: We tend to think about ancient languages, and we think about text, creation stories. We’re thinking about stuff that’s written; tablet, scroll, whatever. What the Hebrews believed about creation pre-dates written texts, because people thought thoughts before writing was invented. The Hebrew language and Hebrew thoughts about God did not begin the day somebody discovers an alphabet. People are having conversations, they’re telling stories for hundreds, thousands of years prior to the invention of writing. So when you think about that, it’s like, well, good grief, how much do I want to hang on the date of Genesis? You have to change the question. Check it out!
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