Cwic Media's video: Cwic Show- Genesis 1 Ben Spackman

"Genesis 1- Literally" How do you read Genesis 1? Is it "literal"? Is it scientific? Is it history? LDS Scholar Ben Spackman and I talk about how you might look at the Creation Story. Understanding the intent of the author and as Ben calls it, the "Genre", can provide context to the story and a richer temple experience. -  The ancient Middle-East background of the Creation Story -  What is the author's intent for Genesis 1? -  Science vs. Genesis? -  There is no conflict between science and the Creation Story -  The history of the doctrinal interpretation of the Creation Story the origin of man. Ben Spackman's website- https://www.benspackman.com  Some background on Ben- Formal studies in Bible, ancient Near East, Semitic languages, science (pre-medical coursework), American Religious History, Reformation History, History of Science. Writing a PhD dissertation on the intellectual roots of LDS creation/evolution conflict in the 20th century. Taught (volunteer) Institute for a dozen years, taught a few summers at BYU (Religion and Hebrew). Presentations at the FAIRMormon Conference, Mormon History Association, Joseph Smith Papers, Education Week, Sperry Symposium, Maxwell Institute Theology Seminar, MI Summer Seminar, BYU New Testament Translation conferences, etc. Guest editing (with others) a special issue of BYU Studies on biological evolution, scripture, and LDS faith. Cwic Media- https://www.cwicmedia.com  Bible Old Testament Genesis Creation