Today let's Ask the Question: Was the Earth Created in 7 Literal Days?

Today I'm having a really fun and fascinating conversation with my friend, Andrew Sigrist, and we're talking about creation. Was it a literal 7 days documented in Genesis? Was it poetry? Is it a counter-narrative to other ancient creation stories? These questions have been amongst those asked in the long-standing debate amongst Bible-believing, Jesus-loving Christians who disagree on this topic. If you're looking for a debate, you've come to the wrong place. But, if you're looking for quite possible the friendliest podcast conversation amongst people on either side of this issue, then you're welcome! 

Here are some resources we mentioned:

https://www.worldhistory.org/Enlil/

https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/gilg/hd_gilg.htm

https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/epic/hd_epic.htm#:~:text=In%20the%20Sumerian%20poem%20%E2%80%9CThe,them%20to%20humankind%20as%20sustenance.

https://www.ancient-origins.net/inner-mysteries-egypt-and-nile-feb-2023-0017306

https://www.milleetunetasses.com/amp/blog/the-great-pyramid-of-khufu/sun-god-ra-and-the-great-serpent-god-apep-apophis-fights-in-the-underworld.html

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Epic-of-Gilgamesh

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Aton-Hymn

https://www.worldhistory.org/Egyptian_Mythology/

https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h7549/kjv/wlc/0-1/

https://biblehub.com/hebrew/4690.htm

https://www.worldhistory.org/gilgamesh/

https://www.grisda.org/myth-of-the-solid-heavenly-dome

https://academic.oup.com/book/1751/chapter-abstract/141387578?redirectedFrom=fulltext

https://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/syllabi/g/gier/306/commoncosmos.htm

https://www.bibleandscience.com/bible/books/genesis/genesis1_pillarsearth.htm

https://www.worldhistory.org/article/225/enuma-elish---the-babylonian-epic-of-creation---fu/

https://www.thetorah.com/article/my-encounter-with-the-firmament

Find Today's Guest:

Andrew Sigrist