CosmogonyCosmogony

Genesis Chapter OneGenesis Chapter One

Fundamental QuestionsFundamental Questions

Can we believe:Can we believe: the Bible Account of Creation?the Bible Account of Creation? Other accounts of creation?Other accounts of creation? in God?in God? the Bible?the Bible?

CosmogonyCosmogony

Alternative Accounts of CreationAlternative Accounts of Creation Evolution – The big bang theoryEvolution – The big bang theory Early Creation accountsEarly Creation accounts Modern Creation accountsModern Creation accounts

Types of creationismTypes of creationism Why believe the Bible AccountWhy believe the Bible Account

The RoseThe RoseEvolution?Evolution?

EvolutionEvolution

Other godsOther gods

Enûma Eliš (Babylon)Enûma Eliš (Babylon)e-nu-ma e-liš la na-bu-ú šá-ma-mu

When the sky above was not named,

šap-liš am-ma-tum šu-ma la zak-rat

And the earth beneath did not yet bear a name,

ZU.AB-ma reš-tu-ú za-ru-šu-un

And the primeval Apsû, who begat them,

mu-um-mu ti-amat mu-al-li-da-at gim-ri-šú-un    

And chaos, Tiamat, the mother of them both,

A.MEŠ-šú-nu iš-te-niš i-ḫi-qu-ú-ma

Their waters were mingled together,

gi-pa-ra la ki-is-su-ru su-sa-a la she-'u-ú

And no field was formed, no marsh was to be seen;

e-nu-ma dingir dingir la šu-pu-u ma-na-ma

When of the gods none had been called into being.

The title, meaning "when on high" is the incipit. The first tablet begins:

EgyptEgypt

Remarkable Ancient Remarkable Ancient Egyptian Technology ?Egyptian Technology ?

Helicopter ? Jet Aircraft ?

Satellite Dish & Submarine ?

Maya religionMaya religion

Ainu creation (Japan)Ainu creation (Japan)

P'an Ku (China)P'an Ku (China)

Norse godsNorse gods

Aztec - Five SunsAztec - Five Suns

HinduHindu

BuddhismBuddhism

IslamIslam

““Verily in the heavens and the earth are signs Verily in the heavens and the earth are signs for those who believe. And in the creation of for those who believe. And in the creation of yourselves, and the fact that animals are yourselves, and the fact that animals are scattered (through the earth), are signs for scattered (through the earth), are signs for those of assured faith. And in the alternation those of assured faith. And in the alternation of night and day, and that fact that Allah of night and day, and that fact that Allah sends down sustenance from the sky, and sends down sustenance from the sky, and revives therewith the earth after its death, revives therewith the earth after its death, and in the change of the winds, are signs for and in the change of the winds, are signs for those who are wise" (Quran 45:3-5).those who are wise" (Quran 45:3-5).

Types of CreationismTypes of Creationism

Young earth creationismYoung earth creationism Progressive creationismProgressive creationism Day age creationismDay age creationism Gap creationismGap creationism

The earth a globeThe earth a globe

Knowledge about earth prior to Knowledge about earth prior to discovery by man.discovery by man.

Copernicus, Nicolaus Copernicus, Nicolaus (1473-1543)(1473-1543)

Earth's Water CanopyEarth's Water Canopy•Abrupt change after Abrupt change after floodflood

•Semitropical climateSemitropical climate

•Vegetation at the PolesVegetation at the Poles

•Filtered out RadiationFiltered out Radiation

•Methuselah lived 1000 Methuselah lived 1000 yrsyrs

•Dinosaurs - large Dinosaurs - large reptilesreptiles

•200 ft long reptiles200 ft long reptiles

LightLight

Our GalaxyOur Galaxy

Louise Pasteur (1822-Louise Pasteur (1822-1895)1895)

ConclusionsConclusions

Many creation accounts mention events Many creation accounts mention events recorded in the Biblerecorded in the Bible

The Bible account fits with modern The Bible account fits with modern scientific findingsscientific findings

The Bible was way ahead of its timeThe Bible was way ahead of its time No other creation account compares to No other creation account compares to

the Biblethe Bible I believe the Bible creation account to I believe the Bible creation account to

be a true record of creationbe a true record of creation