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The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture

WOF 304: Understanding Genesis: Creation

The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture

Brandon Vogt

God, Vogt, Catholicism, Catholic, Faith, Christianity, Barron, Religion & Spirituality, Christian, Church

4.95.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Today we begin a five-part series of discussions on the book of Genesis. In this first episode, we focus on the Creation story.

Genesis is of course the first book in the Bible and perhaps the most foundational, but it’s also the source of so much confusion. Bishop Barron clarifies what the author is intending to convey and the theological and spiritual truths we can pull from the narrative.

A listener asks, how do I start mental prayer, especially if I’m always distracted?

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0:00.0

A lot of the confusion comes, I think, from confusion about genre.

0:04.4

If we say, boy, this is really primitive science.

0:06.9

Well, then I'm going to write it off.

0:09.0

Or I say, boy, this is really faulty history with no support from, well, yeah, then I'm

0:14.4

going to write it off.

0:16.0

But then you're just misconstruing its nature.

0:27.0

Welcome back to the Weird On Fire Show.

0:29.2

I'm Brandon Vott, the senior publishing director.

0:32.0

Joining me is Bishop Baron for a discussion about the book of Genesis.

0:35.9

We're kicking off a new series here.

0:38.2

We're going to ask how we understand the creation story in Genesis and what's its literary

0:43.2

genre and what are the big significant religious truths that each line is intending to communicate.

0:49.6

But before we get there, Bishop, it's good to see you.

0:51.8

Welcome back to the show.

0:52.8

Hey, Brandon.

0:53.8

Thank you.

0:54.8

Always a pleasure to see you and talk to you.

0:57.0

Every time we get together, we have some new publication to share, whether it's a book

1:02.3

or some print periodical.

1:04.0

And today, it's the newest issue of the evangelization and culture journal.

1:08.3

I'm holding it up here on camera.

1:10.0

This one is dedicated to the topic of poetry.

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