This is the first Study Guide (SG) in Genesis, copyright 2019 by JWA. Not every program will have an accompanying SG, but only those that contain information that is unfamiliar to the majority of our TFW radio audience. Pastor Jim usually refrains from giving much...

Copyright 2019 by JWA “In Genesis 1-11, some things in these chapters are paradigmatic (meaning the content serves us as timeless models or patterns of certain realities – the tactics of Satan, the outcomes of sin, etc.), some are aetiological (meaning they are...

Copyright 2019 by JWA “The Hebrew verb bara (created) can mean one of two things. The usual sense of the verb, which is only used of God and of no other creature or person, is ‘to create by a divine supernatural act.’ However in this case, it means ‘to create...

Copyright 2019 by JWA The distinction between macro- and micro-evolution is critical; the biblical position is that the macro (change between species) is untenable. Nobody denies microevolution (change within a given species). The definition of phenomenal language is...

Copyright 2019 by JWA The Hebrew word Adam means “man” or “mankind.” The use of the Hebrew plural “let us” with the singular verb “make” refers to an early hint of the Trinity. What does the phrase “image and likeness of God” mean? By adding “likeness,” Moses...

Copyright 2019 by JWA This detailed creation account in chapter 2 is not, as skeptical scholars claim, a second one patched from a later source into the original narrative in chapter 1. Genesis is by no means a patchwork quilt of narratives, but a carefully crafted...