Response to Ken Ham (Part 2): Animal Death, Historicity, and Science

In this video Gavin Ortlund responds to Ken Ham's claim that the foundations of the gospel are at stake with a young-earth creationist reading of Genesis 1, following up on three common objections.

See the original video here: https://youtu.be/FL9t3O-1E7w?si=RT9vw8fXgE6ZPMGL
See Jack Collins' book on Genesis here: https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Genesis-Well-Navigating-History/dp/0310598575/
See Matthew Levering's book on creation here: https://www.amazon.com/Engaging-Doctrine-Creation-Creatures-Creator/dp/0801030994

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00:00 - Introduction
03:44 - Book Recommendations
05:59 - (1) Denying the Historicity of Genesis?
20:12 - (2) Science over Scripture?
35:45 - (3) God as the Author of Evil?
41:50 - But Augustine Wasn't an Old-Earther!!!
44:56 - Conclusion