Canon of Reason

"Let the earth bring forth vegetation."

"Let the waters swarm and abundantly produce living creatures."

"Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds."

These phrases are used by God during the creation narrative in Genesis, and they really sound like something that is very appropriate to describe evolution, rather than the traditional Christian view of creation. If the earth brought forth life at God's command, how is that really different than evolution? 

Perhaps the Genesis narrative is more complex than we give it credit for?

Listen in as Chris Tain narrates this episode of the Canon of Reason Podcast!

In our last episode we examined how the opening portion of Genesis 1 aligns with the big bang theory. Today, join Chris as he takes a closer look at the ancient Hebrew words for day, evening, and morning, examining how their definitions and context effect their meaning.

Does a day necessarily refer to a 24 hour period when used in Genesis 1? Listen now to find out!

Modern science certainly seems to have drifted quite far from the creation account found in Genesis, but is that really the case? 

Does the big bang theory really contradict Genesis?

How could plants grow before the sun existed?

Listen in as Chris Tain explores Genesis chapter 1 from a more... unconventional point of view.