Essay: Biblical Science, a Scientific Bible?
“ The Bible is not a science textbook. ” This phrase is often used to argue that God’s Word should not be used as a tool for making scientific discoveries. The argument is that the Bible’s purpose is not to answer every possible question, but to point us to Christ and give us all the answers we need for a life of faith in Him. There is truth in that. But another statement also needs to be emphasized: Science is not biblical interpretation. It is not science’s role to determine the correct meaning of the terms, phrases, or claims found in the Holy Scriptures. Yet this is not always clear. Sometimes there is an assumption that the biblical account of creation cannot be taken as a reference for creation itself, the age of the earth, the origin of humanity, and so on, because scientific discoveries—when applied to biblical “metaphors”—seem to point in another direction. But that is not the right path. The Bible must be interpreted by the Bible itself, using the tools the sacred text provi...
