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Sample Lessons - Creation Science
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Setting the Stage
First Steps4 Steps -
1. An Overview of Everything7 Steps
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Watch "Is Genesis History?" (110 min)
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Read the Guide to the Film
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Write Essay: The Structure of the Film
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Read "Why Time Matters to the Origins Debate"
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Watch "Exploring Paradigms and Design" (22 min) - Dr. Paul Nelson
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Project: Compare the Two Primary Views of Earth History
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Go Deeper: Watch "Comparing the Two Paradigms of Earth History" - Dr. Danny Faulkner Conf Lecture (57 min)
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Watch "Is Genesis History?" (110 min)
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2. What is Science?7 Steps
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Read "A Path Through the Experts"
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Watch "Why I am a Creationist" - Various Scientists
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Project: Research a Scientist
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Read "History, Science, and Authority"
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Watch "How Should Christians View Science?" (12 min) - Dr. Kurt Wise
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Read "What is Science?" - Dr. Kurt Wise
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Go Deeper: Watch "Creationism in the 21st Century" - Dr. Todd Wood Conf Lecture (44 min)
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Read "A Path Through the Experts"
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3. The Biblical Record9 Steps
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Watch "Why Genesis is Truly History" (22 min) - Dr. Steve Boyd
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Read "The Doctrine of Creation"
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Watch "Overview of the First Chapters of Genesis" (16 min) - Dr. Steve Boyd
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Read "A Proper Reading of Genesis 1:1-2:3" in Thousands...Not Billions
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Read "Should Genesis 1 & 2 Be Taken Literally?"
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Go Deeper: Watch "How Do We Know Genesis is True?" - Dr. Steve Boyd Conf Lecture (44 min)
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Go Deeper: Read "The Genre of Genesis 1:1–2:3: What Means This Text?"
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Go Deeper: Watch "Is Genesis 1:1-2:4 Narrative or Poetry?" - Dr. Steve Boyd Conf Lecture (46 min)
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Commentary from Del & the Director on filming Dr. Steve Boyd (10 min)
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Watch "Why Genesis is Truly History" (22 min) - Dr. Steve Boyd
Lesson 4,
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Go Deeper: Read “The Genre of Genesis 1:1–2:3: What Means This Text?”
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By Steve Boyd, PhD – Chapter 6 of Coming to Grips with Genesis
The starting point for understanding any text is to read it according to its genre. The original readers (or listeners) an author had in mind when he wrote would have recognized intuitively what type of text they were reading (or hearing), because they would have been familiar with the literary conventions
of their day. In fact, the author — aware that his readers had this knowledge — worked it into his text. On the other hand, we modern readers must deduce what would have been obvious to the original readers: perforce we must marshal the data to determine the genre of a text. (Continue with PDF)