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Genesis 1 and the Origins of the Universe – Ancient Cosmology E1

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Why Is the Bible an Ancient Text?

People not treating genesis oneand two as ancient texts. People want to read an ancient text as if its language is addressing our modern ideas and categories for talking about cosmology. An ancient text can communicate things that address a modern audience. But that's very different than reading an ancientText as if it was written as a modern idea in the modern age.

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