2.1 What’s important about the creation story in a modern, scientific context?

to begin…

What points gave you new insight to this topic?

What ideas caught your attention in this episode?

What did you have a strong reaction to?

What surprised you?

What’s new for you?

What points reinforced your own understanding about this topic?

What do you have questions about?

Going deeper…

Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 have creation stories, and they are different. In what ways can we account for the differences?

In what ways is it helpful for us to understand the literary purpose of the creation stories?

What are the key things we can learn from the Creation stories in our Scripture?

Create your own version of Genesis 1 or 2 which can be told around a modern Australian campfire.

 

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