254: Understanding Genesis One: The Literary Framework Model with Tyler Vela

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In this episode, Kenny interviews author, apologist, podcaster, and philosopher Tyler Vela to talk about the literary framework hypothesis of Genesis 1 as well as Tyler's thoughts about pieces of Genesis 1 being motifs and metaphors that would lead us to believe that Genesis 1 is in large part a polemic argument written by Moses on behalf of Yahweh the creator. Tyler Vela studied Philosophy and English at California State University, Sonoma. He also earned a Bachelors degree in Biblical and Theological Studies from Moody Bible Institute. Currently, Tyler is working towards a Masters of Biblical Studies at Reformed Theological Seminary (Charlotte). Tyler is the host of The Freed Thinker Podcast and blog and is a frequent guest on many Christian and skeptical podcasts and forums. Subscribe to The Freed Thinker Podcast: www.thefreedthinker.podbean.com To check out Tyler Vela's paper: A Historical-Grammatical and Polemical Reading of Genesis 1 Check out The Mentionables Conference. Recommended Reading: The Genesis Debate: Three Views on the Days of Creation (multiple contributors, Foreword by Norm Geisler, Edited by David Hagopian) The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate (by John H. Walton) Reading Genesis with Ancient Eyes by John Walton, Ph.D. [YouTube Video/Lecture] The Framework Interpretation: An Exegetical Summary [Blog/Article] Meredith G. Kline on "Space and Time in the Genesis Cosmogony" [Blog/Article]