[Season 5, Episode 1]

BioLogos recently published an article titled Why Did People in the Bible Live So Long? Of course, this got our attention.

After reading it, here is our summary of the argument:

1. The author begins by observing that the life span data contained in the early part of Genesis are quite surprising. (We agree at least on this one point.)
2. Could this be real, factual information about how long people lived? The author does not think so, in light of all that is currently known about aging today.
3. The best course of action, according to the author, is to examine other ancient genealogies to see how they might help us in understanding this information in Gene ...