Summary: <br> <br> In this episode, Kenny interviews author, apologist, podcaster, and philosopher Tyler Vela to talk about the literary framework hypothesis of Genesis 1 as well as Tyler's thoughts about pieces of Genesis 1 being motifs and metaphors that would lead us to believe that Genesis 1 is in large part a polemic argument written by Moses on behalf of Yahweh the creator.<br> <br> Tyler Vela studied Philosophy and English at California State University, Sonoma. He also earned a Bachelors degree in Biblical and Theological Studies from Moody Bible Institute. Currently, Tyler is working towards a Masters of Biblical Studies at Reformed Theological Seminary (Charlotte).<br> <br> Tyler is the host of The Freed Thinker Podcast and blog and is a frequent guest on many Christian and skeptical podcasts and forums.<br> <br> Subscribe to The Freed Thinker Podcast: <a href="http://www.thefreedthinker.podbean.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.thefreedthinker.podbean.com</a><br> <br> To check out Tyler Vela's paper: <a href="https://www.academia.edu/29550502/A_Historical-Grammatical_and_Polemical_Reading_of_Genesis_1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A Historical-Grammatical and Polemical Reading of Genesis 1</a><br> <br> Check out <a href="https://thementionables.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Mentionables Conference</a>.<br> <br> Recommended Reading:<br> <br> <a href="https://amzn.to/2FN3pLm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Genesis Debate: Three Views on the Days of Creation</a> (multiple contributors, Foreword by Norm Geisler, Edited by David Hagopian)<br> <br> <a href="https://amzn.to/2rpe5dY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate</a> (by John H. Walton)<br> <br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci-6ekUmQFE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reading Genesis with Ancient Eyes by John Walton, Ph.D.</a> [YouTube Video/Lecture]<br> <br> <a href="http://www.upper-register.com/papers/framework_interpretation.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Framework Interpretation: An Exegetical Summary</a> [Blog/Article]<br> <br> <a href="https://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/1996/PSCF3-96Kline.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meredith G. Kline on "Space and Time in the Genesis Cosmogony"</a> [Blog/Article]
