Here is an epic post by our friend Dr. Dustin Smith, blogger at Dustin Martyr, comparing the opening of Genesis to earlier Near Eastern origin stories.
…while the ancient cosmology described in Gen. 1:1-2:3 shares much in common with other creation accounts in the Ancient Near East, it is in the matter which they differ which sets it apart and brings it distinction within Israelite (and Christian) theology. Genesis… needs to be appropriately placed in its ancient context in order to be both suitably appreciated and interpreted.
Check out his whole post here.
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deep dives on Philippians 2 and John 1
podcast 336 - Chris Date's Search for a Viable Trinity Theory - Part 1
William Lane Craig in the Chronicle of Higher Education
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podcast 368 - Dr. Dustin Smith on the Plural of Majesty in the Hebrew Bible
Question about Gregory of Nazianzus on Divinity, the Son and the Spirit
Those who can read Dutch might be interested in:
Het Zondvloedverslag uit Het Gilgameš-Epos en Oudere Teksten versus Het Bijbelse Zondvloedverslag
http://www.bloggen.be/kieskeurig/archief.php?ID=2760077
Het Babylonische Scheppingsverhaal versus Het Bijbelse Scheppingsverhaal
http://www.bloggen.be/kieskeurig/archief.php?ID=2760076
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