{"id":10421,"date":"2025-10-06T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/?p=10421"},"modified":"2025-10-25T10:13:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T10:13:44","slug":"adam-and-eve-and-original-sin-is-a-theme-for-sample-online-courses-offered-by-razie-mah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/?p=10421","title":{"rendered":"Adam and Eve and Original Sin: The State of the Debate (Part 1 of 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>AEOS 0001 In this age of&#8230; how shall I say it?&#8230; &#8220;Let the consumer beware.&#8221;, many parents withdraw their children from bigilib-run schools in favor of guided- and home-schooling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0002 Bigilib?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Big Government (il)liberal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They say that they are &#8220;liberal&#8221;, but the bigger the government gets, the more illiberal they become.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0003&nbsp;<em>The problem that the parent faces<\/em>&nbsp;is, &#8220;How to proceed?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The problem faced by those who would market to this consumer-base is, &#8220;How to encourage customers to try the product?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One answer says, &#8220;Offer free samples.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0004 So why not offer sample courses on the state of debate for one of the most interesting questions in virtual Christendom?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever happened to Original Sin?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0005 Razie Mah&#8217;s blogs contain so many reviews of books on this topic, two sample courses are available.&nbsp;&nbsp;This blog offers the first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0006 But, what about the product?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If these sample courses are interesting (and don&#8217;t neglect the articles and books that they are reviewing), then the natural follow up is&nbsp;<em>A Course on An Archaeology of the Fall,<\/em>&nbsp;by Razie Mah, available at smashwords and other e-book venues.&nbsp;&nbsp;The course comes with an instructor&#8217;s guide for the mature reader to consult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0007 The intended class consists of a mature adult (as guide) and novice readers, two or more novice readers working together, and the occasional intrepid self-guided individual.&nbsp;&nbsp;Simply purchase the e-books and read on a tablet.&nbsp;&nbsp;The text is broken into points.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each point allows discussion.&nbsp;&nbsp;The technique is to read and discuss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0008 What about the sample online course?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a list of seven commentaries that appear on Razie Mah&#8217;s blogs.&nbsp;&nbsp;Remember that WordPress publishes the later date at the top of the list for each month.&nbsp;&nbsp;Click on the month and search down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0009 Here is the list, in chronological order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One:&nbsp;<em>Looking at Dennis Venema and Scot McKnight&#8217;s Book (2017) &#8220;Adam and the Genome&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(November 2025, 22 blogs, 250 points)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two:&nbsp;<em>Looking at Bill Arnold&#8217;s Article (2020) &#8220;Genesis and the Challenges of the 21st Century&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(December 31-26, 2024, 5 blogs, 46 points)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three:&nbsp;<em>Looking at Bandon Wanless&#8217;s Article (2023) &#8220;&#8230;on the State of Original Innocence&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(December 10-2, 2024, 12 blogs, 118 points)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four:&nbsp;<em>Looking at Daniel Houck&#8217;s Book (2020) &#8220;Aquinas, Original Sin and the Challenge of Evolution&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(November 30-2, 2024, 23 blogs, 254 points)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Five:&nbsp;<em>Looking at Andrew Ter Ern Loke&#8217;s Book (2022) &#8220;The Origin of Humanity and Evolution&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(November 30-1, 2023, 22 blogs, 192 points)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Six:&nbsp;<em>Looking at Paul Domining&#8217;s Book (2006) &#8220;Original Selfishness&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(November 22-1, 2022, 16 blogs, 99 points)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seven:&nbsp;<em>Looking at Loren Haarsma&#8217;s Book (2021) &#8220;When Did Sin Begin&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(October 31-3, 2022, 21 blogs, 135 points)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0010 Total: 121 blogs, 1094 points, 18 hours at 1 minute per point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe, this online course lasts around 4 weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy this sample and consider purchasing Razie Mah&#8217;s online courses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AEOS 0001 In this age of&#8230; how shall I say it?&#8230; &#8220;Let the consumer beware.&#8221;, many parents withdraw their children from bigilib-run schools in favor of guided- and home-schooling. 0002 Bigilib? 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