Education: Hebraist Steve Boyd Explains The Bible's Genesis Chapters 1-11 Storyline

Video [16 minutes]

Is Genesis History? Description

“Starting with Genesis 1:1, Hebraist Steve Boyd takes us through the key events and timeline represented in the first eleven chapters of Genesis. He also explains the content of these passages in light of the original Hebrew text. If you'd like to learn more, please visit us at https://isgenesishistory.com for more information!“

Is Genesis History? Historical and Scientific Documentary Contrasting Evolution and Creation

Is Genesis History? provides a timely and tremendous overview of the historical and scientific methods and evidence that clearly guides through the differences of an evolutionary vs. creationist view point. The director and featured scientists characteristically provide a kind and inquisitive approach in talking about the differences between evolution and creation. The documentary is filled with simple illustrations to in depth scientific discussion allowing for varying ages and interested people to follow. From beginning students and to tenured teachers that take these topics seriously would find this 1 hr 45 minute video helpful and a great discussionary tool.

The documentary provides a wide range of topics that one might find easily transferrable to real life conversations for classrooms or among friends like the following:

1. life, reality, existence
2. creation vs. evolution
3. God, man, sin
4. history's role and importance
5. scientific methods and paradigms of interpretation
6. biblical genre of poetry vs. narrative (historical)
7. age of the universe and world
8. dating methods
9. rock layers (e.g. Grand Canyon)
10. archaeology (e.g. dinosaur bones)
11. dinosaurs and ice age
12. universal flood (including Noah's ark)
13. animals and ocean life
14. cells and DNA
15. human migration and languages
16. geography and geology
17. light (stars, planets, sun) and distance

Learn more about Is Genesis History? through their website: IsGenesisHistory.com, which provides ways to rent or buy (e.g. Netflix, Youtube, Amazon, etc.). You can purchase the DVD documentary from Amazon, which contains 4 bonus video interviews averaging 15 minutes each (ice age and atmosphere; bible and church history; additional resources; and purpose of light). We've added Is Genesis History? to the Telos Center Library as well for further reviews.