Biblical Studies and Reviews, Stephen Hackett

What if we set modern science aside for a moment… and just read Genesis on its own terms?

I went back to the earliest Jewish interpreters and Church Fathers — not blogs, not secondary sources — but the primary texts themselves.

What I found surprised me.

Full video coming.

4 days ago | [YT] | 110

Biblical Studies and Reviews, Stephen Hackett

I want to take a moment to say how much I genuinely love and appreciate those of you on this channel who hold to old-earth views.

A lot of my content is driven by what I feel drawn to explore in the moment. I follow the questions that seem most pressing or interesting to me, and right now that has included quite a few creation-related topics. But Lord willing, I hope to make many more videos on the Septuagint and other areas as well.

My deepest passion, though, isn’t really tied to any one modern debate. It’s the recovery of the ancient faith — calling us back to truths that were once widely assumed and taught by the apostles and the earliest generations of the Church. I care deeply about what the first few centuries of Christians believed, how they read Scripture, and how their worldview shaped theology long before our modern categories existed.

For that reason, I don’t see young-earth vs old-earth as a first-level doctrine that Christians should divide over. Faith in Christ, the authority of Scripture, the gospel — those are the hills worth dying on. Many godly, thoughtful believers land in different places on the age of the earth, and I have real respect for that.

That said, there is a theological trajectory that concerns me at times. I believe Adam was a real, historical person, and that humanity is grounded in a real act of divine creation. Some versions of old-earth thinking go further than I’m comfortable with and begin to blur or even deny special creation altogether. When that happens, it’s no longer just about timelines — it starts to touch deeper questions about sin, the fall, and the way the New Testament understands human origins.

So my goal here is not to draw lines in the sand or create camps. It’s to think carefully, charitably, and historically about these issues — always trying to let Scripture and the faith of the early Church shape the conversation more than modern pressures.

If you’re old-earth and you’re here, I’m really glad you are. This channel isn’t about gatekeeping — it’s about learning together, sharpening one another, and pursuing truth with humility.

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 126

Biblical Studies and Reviews, Stephen Hackett

I have a fun video coming out on Young Earth Creationist Scientists. I think you are going to like it. The most important parts of it, I’ve saved for the end. I know some of you are Old Earth Creationists. I get where you are coming from. Thanks for hearing me out!

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 91

Biblical Studies and Reviews, Stephen Hackett

I turned 43 today. The years are slipping by so quickly.

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Biblical Studies and Reviews, Stephen Hackett

If you love checking out cool bibles, ‪@TheBibleStack‬ is a newer channel which is producing some cool content. youtube.com/@TheBibleStack

1 month ago | [YT] | 37

Biblical Studies and Reviews, Stephen Hackett

We hit 30,000 subscribers on Christmas Day. Thank you for your support!

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Biblical Studies and Reviews, Stephen Hackett

Merry Christmas!

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Biblical Studies and Reviews, Stephen Hackett

I have a short 5 minute video coming out. It’s about how one word in the Septuagint altered the course of history. Can you type in the comments on that video “Digging Deep” if you make it to the end?

1 month ago | [YT] | 59

Biblical Studies and Reviews, Stephen Hackett

📘 Greek New Testament: Byzantine Textform 2026

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Thank you for helping us bring a high-quality Byzantine Greek New Testament into print—for the benefit of all.

2 months ago | [YT] | 73

Biblical Studies and Reviews, Stephen Hackett

I love the KJV.

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