Chapter Eight Summary And Cosmogony

There has been much debate over the interpretation of Genesis 1:1-2 throughout the years and continues today. The reason for this debate is because of the wording of Genesis 1:2 that the “earth was without form and void” (formless and empty). The real debate is the relationship of this verse to Genesis 1:1. When trying to interpret this text or any text in the Bible one must look at the grammar and structure of the passage – the original Hebrew as well as well as principles of hermeneutics to determine which interpretation is the best fit for the text. This essay will evaluate the interpretation of Genesis 1:1-2 especially the view known as the Gap theory in determining whether there is any justification for a long gap of time between the two verses (Genesis 1:1&2). This will be done by analyzing the grammatical-syntactical relationship between these two verses.

Fourth day for both the Geniuses part of the bible and the Babylonian created the bright sun, dim light moon, and the shinning stars. That brought light with sleep, from day to night. Fifth day together came the development of men and women. Having men and women created brought love, work, and reproduction for the future. Even though have the humans on earth now would bring some type of destruction to the nature of the

In Genesis God created the earth in six days and declared rest for the seventh day. On day one, God created light to part it from darkness, calling the light “day” and the darkness “night”. On day two, he created the sky, allowing him to create land and sea on day three. God created the sun, moon, and the stars to give light to the earth and to govern and separate the day and the night" on the fourth diurnal (Fairchild, 2013). These elements would also serve to establish days, season, and years. On the fifth day God created all the organisms on the land, sea, and sky and made sure they would flourish.

In his article “The Cosmic Perspective”, Neil DeGrasse Tyson introduces us to the idea of the cosmic perspective. This concept puts all humanity in their place, for we are not the center of the universe. Tyson accomplishes this by stating that the issues that seem so big to us are nothing when you see them with the cosmic perspective. He also talks about how the earth is so small that it's like a speck of dust compared to the universe. He goes on to say that without the cosmic perspective we wouldn't even be the people we are today!

Throughout Genesis 1-11, one of the main subjects covered is the natural world. Genesis 1 in particular provides crucial information for understanding the origin of the natural world. In the first verse of the entire Bible (Genesis 1:1), the reader is immediately told that “God created the heavens and the earth.” Additionally, the reader is informed that “there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day” (Genesis 1:31), showing that God’s work of creation took six days. Because I believe that God created the world in six literal days, the foundation of my worldview is entirely different than the foundation of an atheist’s worldview. When I look at the world around me, I do not view everything around me as the product of random chance and evolution; instead, I see everything around me as the handiwork of God.

Although a lot of other cosmogonic myths have presented creations as part of a natural process that has the clear understanding that it is an act of divine and creative will. We all know there are several creation myths across different cultures. It is known that every different culture even has its unique creation myth that also explains how life and world came to be (Leonard & McClure, 2004). The two myths I would talk about when it comes to this topic are Genesis creation (Hebrew origin) of the Christian culture, and the Norse culture of Iceland (the Vikings). From the readings of both, both myths also start with an emptiness where conflict and chaos may even eventually develop. The Genesis conflict is between God, loneliness, blackness, emptiness, and the need to create

“Cosmic geography concerns how people envision the shape and structure of the world around them.” Walton makes it known of our current understanding of the cosmos, and how it "puts us at a relatively insignificance in the vastness" This allow us to understand the weather and times. Walton gives a breakdown of the different matter that make up the cosmic, and how it works . It is physical and material and works by the physical properties and the laws of motion. We learn that It has taken many centuries to understand this through science. At the same time, however in the ancient world they hadn’t developed the understanding we have today of our world around us. Walton views of the ancient world seem to be that, they worked off of what they saw and by chance form an opinion of how things worked. We learn that without a God to lead them it gave them a scent of loss and it left their surroundings in the hands of the gods. Walton tell of the heavens and that this is where the gods lived, he goes on to say that it is many levels of heavens exist based on the hierarchical position within the pantheon. The sky is what separated the earth and the heavens. He tell the works of the mountains, and how they helped hold the sky up. In this chapter we get a lesson on the working of the cosmic. The water from above was protected with the sky, so when the sky opened up, it flooded. In his book the write allow the his reader to get a view of the placement

In the beginging all that existed was the void. The only thing known to be speen where

The Olmec valued cosmology otherwise known as the science of the universe's origin and development. Religious beliefs centered around the belief that three levels of existence existed which were the physical world of humans, and underworld, and sky realms where their gods lived.

As the ancient world was ruled with the ideas that mankind was nothing, but mere playthings to the

God’s revelation maybe revealed in science but as long as it lines up with His word. Therefore, I think it is plain and I have proven that the creation days were meant to be interested as literal 24 hour periods. This is not a popular view in today’s world and people will rebel and call you all sorts of names. Thus, we must remember that both sides hold to “religious” ideas, but only one side has the truth. Therefore, I will close with what the Bible says about the word and leave it at that. 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome[a]

It is hard to think of a time where nothing ceased to exist. The world was a blank canvas fifteen billion years ago until a spark occurred. The universe, known today, did not appear out of thin air. It took one small step after the other to form. This journey began with hydrogen. It was the small seed that appeared by distant cosmic enormity. As soon as it was created its atoms smashed together to form helium. These elements remained alone for millions of years creating a cloud that possessed the first stars.

4. In the ancient world, people were much more convinced that the divine realm actively controlled the fate of humanity.

The first words in the Bible are, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1, English Standard Version). This statement leaves a question for modern day society. Does this verse mean God created the universe in six literal days and rest on the seventh? Or could it possibly mean this was a non-literal text that leaves room for the possibility of evolution. Evolution and Creationism have been battling over this issue for many years. What must be realized before examining these two theories is the fact that both require faith. Requiring faith means neither can be proven right completely. These two theories bring to light the literal and non-literal reading of Genesis 1 and 2. Creationism believes in the literal

The Zoroastrian creation myth says that in the beginning, there was nothing in the world but Ahura Mazda, the Wise Lord, who lived in the Endless Light. And the evil Spirit Ahriman, who lived in the Absolute Darkness. And between these realms was emptiness.