Noah's Flood: Global, Symbolic, or Myth

Noah's Flood. A widely controversial story. Was the Flood a Myth? It never really happened. A folklore legend that is scientifically impossible. A great children's story, that was never happened.

Was it Symbolic? A Literary Based Argument that uses Metaphor, Cosmic Language, Hyperbole to communicate a Theological Truth.

Was it Global in Scope? Did God really kill all flesh that was not in the ark?

00:00 - 1:00 Introduction to Flood Topic
01:01 - 1:45 View 1 - The Flood as a Myth
01:51 - 3:48 The Strengths (Science) Geology
01:50 - 5:22 Coral Reefs
05:25 - 6:30 The Animals on Ark
06:40 - 8:00 The Weaknesses (Ignore Supernatural Worldview)
08:00 -8:42 The Question of Origin
09:28 - 11:30 God's Food for Animals
11:40 - 12:40 God Supernaturally Created the World
12:42 - 14:40 View 2 - The Flood as a Symbol (Metaphors, Theological Truths)
14:43 - 16:12 M. Scott Peck - An author who came to Christ.
16:24 - 21:40 John Walton - Reading the Flood Literary, not Literally
21:40 - 23:25 Strengths - Encourages us to Read the Bible from Ancient Near East Mindset
23:27 - 24:43 Neutralizes Scientific Arguments
24:54 - 25:41 Weakness (Undermines the Theological Meaning)
25:53 - 28:00 Is Jesus to be Read with Cosmic Hyperbolic Language
28:03 - 28:53 Can Create Doubt
29:01 - 29:10 View 3 - The Flood as Global
29:13 - 30:08 Strengths: Historical Literal View (I can Trist My Bible)
30:19 - 32:24 Repetitive Specific Language
32:27 - 35:55 NT Global Flood Collaboration
35:58 - 37:10 The Traditional View
37:12 - 39:59 The Weaknesses (Geology, Coral Reefs, Plate Tectonics )
40:00 - 43:00 History of Science and the Church (Copernicus and Galileo)
43:05 - 45:45 Final Takeaway