Back to: Big Bible Basics Course
There are some background concepts that are important to understand before taking this course. These background concepts are covered on other pages of this website and are listed below.
- Use of the Hebrew word yom for the English word day
- The Point of View of the descriptions in Genesis 1
- The use of metaphor in Genesis 1
- The historical context of harmonizing Genesis 1 and science
These background concepts provide the basis for understanding the harmony between Genesis 1 and science as well as an overall framework for understanding why the contents of this course are so profound in the historical context of our times. So, we encourage you to review these background concepts before beginning this course.
This course will focus on understanding Genesis 1 by analyzing every verse in detail. Where there are clear parallels to scientific discoveries in a given verse, we will point out those parallels and provide some explanation behind the science. Where there are passages in Genesis 1 that do not seem directly relatable to scientific discoveries we comment on those passages and explain why the passage seems to be metaphorical or seems to be a description based on a sentiment or declaration from the Creator.