Topics Discussed
- 1:05 – The most surprising part about being a bishop
- 2:29 – How do people often misread Genesis?
- 5:01 – Why the Genesis narratives cannot be scientific
- 6:23 – What genre is Genesis 1-2?
- 7:43 – The main theological insights in Genesis 1-2
- 9:41 – How Genesis 1-2 points forward to the non-violence of Jesus
- 11:29 – The objects of creation are not worshiped
- 14:39 – Why it’s important that the world is created, not divine
- 16:49 – What it means that man was made in God’s “image and likeness”
- 18:25 – The first man as the first philosopher
- 20:24 – How the Church Fathers read Genesis
- 21:58 – What Genesis 1-2 is ultimately trying to teach us
- 23:16 – Question from listener: how do we balance the relationship between Church and state?
Bonus Resources
- Articles
- The Genesis Problem by Bishop Robert Barron
- Videos
- Misreading Genesis by Bishop Robert Barron
- Bishop Barron on Creation