A Star Physicist Teaches Us How to Read Genesis – Tablet Magazine
There are many reasons to think the Bible does not know what science is. It is a book from thousands of years ago, it recounts many miraculous occurrences that flout the idea of fixed natural laws, and it seems to talk about the origins of life very differently than scientists do. This all adds up to the common opinion of our present era that real science and biblical religion are supposed to be definitionally opposed which for many is reason enough to disregard all things biblical.
This is wrong.
Here are a few tips for how to read Genesis. Assume the book s account of God is absolutely correct, which means He wrote it, as well as all other books and your genome. Assume God knows everything you know, everything you could know, and more. Assume God is the unfettered author of your life, world history, and the universe. Infer, therefore, that the Hebrew Bible Tanakh is unique not because its existence expresses the Creator s will (since that s true of everything there is) but rather because its content serves as the Creator s official autobiography and a job description for His willing servants. Given all this, note that trying to prove its statements to be factually true or false is about as confused as trying to reach someone on the phone by dialing the license plate number on his car.
Jeremy England.