HER FAITH INSPIRES 213: The three falls of Genesis and their significance to Christianity with Albert Leon

 

Season: 13 Episode: 186

Summary:

How important is Genesis to Christianity? It depends on who you ask. Many Christians believe Adam and Eve weren’t real historical figures. Some don’t believe Genesis is foundational to our understanding of Christianity. Albert Leon is on the show to discuss Genesis 1-11. We break up these chapters into: Creation, Fall 1 (Adam and Eve), Fall 2 (The Flood), Fall 3 (Babel). Get your note taking tools out. It’s going to be a great discussion and educational too. 

 

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Intro to Genesis

Author: Moses

Literary Genre: historical narrative.

Original Language: Ancient Hebrew

Disclaimer: Albert and I focus on Genesis 1-11 in this episode. The flow of the episode follows:

Intro

Creation

Fall 1: Adam and Eve

Second Fall: The Great Flood

Third Fall: The Tower of Babel

We end with Abraham

Question One

Why is Genesis important to Christianity and why do some dismiss it? Some say Adam and Eve are not literal people in history.

Question Two

Let’s talk about the comparison of Genesis to other mythical stories cross culturally. CS Lewis says every myth has similarities and Christianity is a myth (in the correct sense of the word, which we need to define), but that is it is a myth that became a fact. CS Lewis thought of Christianity as a myth like all other myths, so he makes the case that it is both a myth and a fact. We can expand on this with some of the stories that compare and why Genesis is different. 

Question Three

Why do we look put Genesis into sections like 1-11 and 12-50? 

Question Four

Let’s talk about the significance of the “main events” of 1-11: 

a. Creation
b. Fall
c. Flood
d. Babel