GENESIS 1:1 CREATION EX NIHILO

Here are the links we use in this show, as well as a PDF compiled from them:

GENESIS 1 — PDF

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FIRST, THE OPPOSITION

Genesis 1:1-2 — Not a Creation ex nihilo!

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ADMISSIONS

Mesopotamian Creation Myths

The Influence of the Ancient Near East on the Book of Genesis

Genesis and Ancient Near Eastern Stories of Creation and Flood: An Introduction Part I

Ex Nihilo: Origins, Theology, and Comparative Religious Views

The Ancient Near East, Genesis, and the Gospel — slide presentation

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ANSWERING OBJECTIONS

Is the Bible seen as mythology?

Answering Questions on Creation “From” Nothing

Thomas Aquinas on Time & Creation

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GENESIS IS A POLEMIC

Genesis 1-2 as Polemic

The Hermeneutical Problem of Genesis 1-11

In the Beginning… We Misunderstood: Interpreting Genesis 1 in Its Original Context

The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate

Unlocking Genesis 1: A Poetic Polemic on Creation — slide presentation

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WHAT DOES EX NIHILO MEAN?

Creation Ex Nihilo

What is creation ex nihilo?

What is the meaning of creation ‘ex nihilo’?

What does creation ex nihilo mean?

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DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONCEPT

History of creatio ex nihilo

What influence did Greco-Roman philosophy have on the doctrine of “creatio ex nihilo”?

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IS CREATION EX NIHILO IN THE BIBLE?

Creation Ex Nihilo is in the Bible

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POSITION OF THE EARLY CHURCH

Creation by God ‘ex nihilo’ taught by Tertullian (3rd century)

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WHY DOES IT MATTER?

Is the Ex Nihilo Doctrine of Creation Unique to Christianity?

Creation Ex Nihilo

Why is “ex Nihilo” Crucial to the Creation Story?

The Doctrine of Creation Ex Nihilo: Why Does It Matter?

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SO, WHAT DOES THE BIBLE ACTUALLY SAY?

Genesis1_1(1) — PDF

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A THIRD OPTION: THE PROPHETIC VOICE!