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Tag Archives: Bible Interpretation
How the New Testament Sees Christ in the Old Testament: Talk by Mel Winstead [2020 NCCA Confc. 7]
From the start, Christians have interpreted various passages in the Old Testament scriptures as referring to Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah. The overall topic of interpreting the Old Testament from a Christian viewpoint was addressed by two talks at … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Interpretation, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible Interpretation, Prophecy, Winstead
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Saint Augustine on Interpreting Genesis
The church father Augustine wrote around 400-430 A.D. He was bishop of the city of Hippo in North Africa. His views are deeply respected by orthodox Christians of all types. Roman Catholics, along with the Eastern Orthodox and Anglicans, celebrate … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Earth, Bible Interpretation, Evolution, Geology
Tagged Augustine, Bible Interpretation, Genesis
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2019 Letters to a Creationist, Part 1: Bible Interpretation
Preface for blog: Earlier this year I had a discussion with an evangelical Christian woman who I will call Rachel (not her real name). She had recently learned that I endorse modern scientific findings in geology (the earth is old) … Continue reading
“Friend of Science, Friend of Faith” by Gregg Davidson: A Comprehensive Treatment of Bible and Science
Greg Davidson is chair of geology and geological engineering in at the University of Mississippi. He is a co-author of The Grand Canyon, Monument to an Ancient Earth, which I reviewed here. (He has also authored a science fiction trilogy). … Continue reading
American Scientific Affiliation 2019 Meeting, “Exploring Creation”
The American Scientific Affiliation (ASA) is an organization of evangelical Christians who are degreed scientists and who gather to discuss how their science and their faith interact. I have posted summaries of annual meetings for some past years: 2015, 2016 … Continue reading
Jesus on Flourishing in This Physical World: No Signs, No Justice, No Fear
Contents: Classic Bible Passages on Natural Theology The Regularity of Nature No Sign Except the Sign of Jonah The Sign of the Resurrection in the Ministry of Paul No Justice in This Life: The Same Things Happen to Good … Continue reading
Endogenous Retroviruses in Your Genome Show Common Ancestry with Primates
Summary Retroviruses are a well-known class of viruses. Retroviruses work by inserting their genetic material into the DNA of a cell. The inserted DNA takes over the cell’s machinery and forces it to make more copies of the virus. This … Continue reading
Posted in Evolution, Genome
Tagged Bible Interpretation, ERV, evolution, genome, retrovirus
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A Survey of Biblical Natural Theology
OUTLINE Intelligent Design and Natural Theology Natural Revelation in the Psalms Justice in Job and Ecclesiastes The Teachings of Paul Paul and the Philosophers Wild Times at Lystra Paul’s Letter to the Romans A Case Study … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Theology
Tagged Bible Interpretation, Intelligent Design, Multiverse, Natural Theology
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Realistic Expectations for Transitional Fossils
Evolutionary theory asserts that today’s plants and animals developed from far different ancestral life-forms. The characteristics of populations have changed with time, to produce new species. These changes are believed to be relatively gradual. Scientists believe that a new species … Continue reading
Posted in Evolution, Fossils
Tagged Age of Earth, Augustine, Bible Interpretation, evolution, Fossils, horse, Tiktaalik
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Evolution and Faith: My Story, Part 2
In Part 1, I described the trajectory of my thinking over the past four decades as an evangelical Christian on the scientific aspects of creation. Here I describe the personal and theological aspects of this journey. Hard Questions and Cold … Continue reading
Letters to Creationists 