Genesis 1 Was Meant to Be Performed | The Creation as a Sacred Temple Drama (Ep. 12) Come Follow Me

What if the Creation story in Genesis was never meant to be read like science—but experienced like sacred drama? What if Genesis 1 was written to be performed in temples, ancient and modern? This episode will change how you see the Creation forever. In Episode 12 of Jesus Christ in Scripture, Dr. Donald W. Parry and Tammy Uzelac Hall explore a powerful and often-overlooked truth: Genesis 1 is an ancient ritual text—a sacred temple script rehearsed for millennia. Drawing on the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish sources like the Mishnah, and teachings from scholars such as Hugh Nibley and Steven Ricks, this episode shows how the Creation narrative functioned as a ceremonial drama in ancient Israelite temples—and how that same pattern continues today.