152 Why Didn’t God Call the Light Light? (John Walton)

When it comes to Genesis 1, Christians tend to divide into two major camps: old earth and young earth creationists. The former sees the days as long periods of time (e.g. Hugh Ross) while the latter insists on literal twenty-four hour periods (e.g. Ken Ham). Professor John Walton of Wheaton College advocates for a different reading of the bible’s first chapter. By carefully comparing Genesis to other ancient near eastern creation texts, he proposes that it’s talking about God providing functionality to the already-existing cosmos rather than creating structures ex nihilo. —— Links —— For a much more in depth explanation of Walton’s perspective on Genesis 1, see his book The Lost World of Genesis One Visit his faculty page at Wheaton College See podcast Off Script 30: Stewarding the Earth or 84: Kingdom Restoration Intro music: Jazzy Frenchy by bensound.com. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.