What is Nicholas Copernicus’ most famous book?
On The Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
- retrograde planetary motion
- sun at the centre of the universe
- world designed by God
- Scientific knowledge gap between the academics & the common people
What happened in 1608?
The telescope was invented by Hans Lippershey
What is Galileo’s Most Famous Book?
Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems: Ptolemaic & Copernican
- most famous book
- tides are proof that earth moves
- abandoned theory after taking heat from church
What are the 4 conclusions of Galileo?
- ) • Galileo did NOT view Science & Religion in a Warfare Relationship
- ) • Galileo was a Christian
- ) • Galileo had Academic Hermeneutics
- ) • Lessons from the Galileo Affair for Today
What is Charles Lyell’s Famous Book?
Principles of Geology
- principle of uniformitarianism: using same forces & same intensities of processes observed on earth today to explain the earth’s past
What is the Gap Theory?
• Millions of years of geological time put in “gap” between Gen 1:1 & 1:3
What is the Day-Age Theory?
• Days of Gen 1 = geological periods millions of years long
According to Global Flood Theorists - Young Earth Creation - believe that the date of the Flood was:
2344 BC/E
What are the 6 stages of the Origins of the Biblical Flood Account?
- ) Real Destructive Floods & Real Flood Survivors
- ) Ancient Historiography – history of the day
- ) Hebrews Appear LATE in Ancient Near East & Inherit the Flood Motif
- ) Hebrews RE-CYCLE & RE-INTERPRET the Flood Motif
- ) Hebrews Become Literate & Write TWO Flood Accounts
- ) Redactor (Editor) Puts J & P Flood Accounts Together to Form Genesis 6-9
What is Charles Darwin’s most Famous Book? and year
1859 - Origin of Species
What are William Pale’s conflated premises?
- Intelligent design – nature reflects the purposeful design of the creator
- Perfect adaptation – everything in nature fits together perfectly
- Beneficence – nature is good throughout
What is Darwin’s Epistemological Dilemma: “The Horrid Doubt”?
• Darwin states he can’t trust his mind:
On subjects of Intelligent Design & God
To make “grand conclusions”
• He contradicts himself – self-referential incoherence
What are 2 conclusions about Darwin?
- ) Darwin was never an atheist or a Darwinist
2. ) Darwin struggled with intelligent design throughout his life
What are the Four components of Ancient Accounts of Origins?
o Ancient cosmogony – science of the day
o Ancient historiography – history of the day
o Ancient story & allegory – story-like format
o Religious (metaphysical) interpretation – spiritual truths & values of a community or civilization
What are the Four Major Motifs?
- De Novo Creation Motif
- Lost Idyllic Age Motif
- Tribal Formation Motif
- Great Flood Motif
What are the 6 stages of Re-Cycle & Re-Interpret Theory?
1) Mesopotamians & Egyptians Conceive the Motifs of Origins – oral form
2) Mesopotamians & Egyptians Write Down their Accounts of Origins
3) Hebrews Appear Late in ANE & Inherit Motifs of Origins – oral form, 1st archaeological evidence of existence of Israel
4) Hebrews Re-Cycle & Re-Interpret ANE Motifs of Origins – spiritual truths
5) Hebrews Become Literate & Write Down Two Accounts of Origins – J and P accounts
6) Redactor Puts J & P Accounts of Origins Together to Form Genesis 1-11
What is the Source Theory?
Priestly (P) - Author
Jahwist (J) - Author
Redactor (R) - Editor
When was the 1st appearance of Hebrews in Ancient Near East?
1200 BC/E
What is the Cosmic Fall?
• God judges humans for sin - suffering & death enter the world termed the “cosmic fall”
What is the key thought of the modern origins debate?
There is a lot of anti-evolutionism
What is Monogenism?
Humanity arose from ONE individual
What is Polygenism?
Humanity arose from a GROUP of people
What are the 2 main concepts with the Doctrine of Original Sin?
- ) 1st sin of Adam
- ) Sin transferred from Adam to all human beings
formulated by St. Augustine
What is the distinction between Evolutionary Monegenism, Punctiliar Polygenism, and Gradual Polygenism?
Evolutionary Monegenism - Adam and Eve
Puntiliar Polygenism - Many Adams and Eves
Gradual Polygenism - NO Adam and Eve
