Young Earth Creationism, Geocentricity, and Flat Earth Cosmology Archive 

What does it mean to take Genesis creation "literally"?

Young-Earth Creationism is currently divided among factions that each claim to be the "literal" reading of Genesis creation, including Heliocentrism, Geocentrism, and Flat Earth Cosmology. 

It may surprise the reader who investigates this controversy within the YEC movement that, rather than being objective and clear, those who promote a "literal" view cannot agree on the meaning of Genesis creation as a description of the origin or characteristics of the physical universe.

Perhaps some literal approaches to Genesis creation are "more literal" than other "literal" views? Or maybe the problem is the unexamined presupposition that Genesis describes the origin of the material world and gives scientific detail related to the physical universe? 

This page serves as an archive to articles, recordings, and other material related to the infighting among young-earth models, each of which are proposed as the "plain literal" reading of Genesis creation. We offer this material to the thoughtful reader as a demonstration, along with some articles that introduce Covenant Creation as a coherent, biblical alternative. 

If you have  material that you believe should be added please send the link to middleknowledge@gmail.com.

 Conflicting YEC Views of "Literal" Creation:

• So a Young Earth Creationist, a Geocentrist, and a Flat Earther Walk Into a Bar
• Can the New Jerusalem City Land on a Globe?
• The Geocentricity Question by James B. Jordan
• How Figurative is the Geocentricity Question?
• Here Comes Geocentrism!
• Heliosorcery (2022)
• Ed Stevens Presents "Literal" Creation vs. Covenant Creation
• David Curtis Preaches the Gospel of Flat Earth Cosmology
• Burros of Berea Podcast #169: Jordan Grant and David Curtis 
• Michael Heiser on Flat Earth Cosmology
• James B. Jordan discusses the Eschatology of the Firmament
• The Logic of Biblical Creationism and the Future 
• SpaceX Launch Fails After Rocket Bounces Off Firmament
• Flat Earth Changes Artillery Mathematics

"Going to be a battle between Covenant Creation and us, basically." Dr. Jordan Grant 

Covenant Creation as the Coherent Alternative: 

• NEW! The Eschatology of the Firmament
• Is Covenant Creation Just Plain Crazy?
• The Temple of Creation
• Introduction to Covenant Creation
• Biblical Creation and Storytelling
• Creation as Temple-Building and Work as Liturgy in Genesis 1-3
• The Story of Covenant Creation
• The Covenant Context of Creation, the Curse, and Noah's Flood
• The Promised Land of Lot: Deep Structure in the Old Covenant Creation
• Symbolism: A Manifesto by James B. Jordan
• Diplomatic Immunity and Covenant Creation
• Genesis: The Beginning of Time... or God's People?
• Making Sense of God Resting on the Seventh Day
• Covenant Creation as Taught By Rev. David Curtis
• Flat Earth Cosmology Flood Geology -- I Have Questions
• God's Covenants with Gentiles in the Old Covenant
• The Earth, Standing Out of Water and in the Water
• Planetary Astronomy and 1st Century Preterism
• Israel and Adam: Creation as "Old Covenant"
• Israel and Adam: Creation as "Old Covenant" is THE BIG DANCE
  
• Related Quotes 
• Does the Bible Teach a Solid Dome Above the Earth? YouTube Video by Steve Magua

Slide 14 from "A New (Improved) History of the Covenant Universe"

"Theologians sometimes use 'Old Covenant' to refer to the Mosaic covenant. There is truth to this in that the Mosaic covenant published most fully the distinctive character of the Adamic covenant under curse. Yet, ultimately, the Old Covenant is the covenant of the original garden of Eden. Ultimately there are two covenants, Old and New. There are two Adams, Adam and Jesus. There are two heavens and earth, the first in Adam and the second in Christ."

James B. Jordan, Through New Eyes (1988), p. 311.

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