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Is My Local Flood View Heresy?

Theologian

Gavin Ortlund


Duration

57.59


Uploaded to YouTube

28 January 2024

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25 November 2025


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In this video I respond to 6 criticisms of my video advocating that the flood of Noah may have been local, not global.

See the original video here: https://youtu.be/Rq5tUg4SWzs?si=tE4hy9dwrowXGKAl

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00:00 Introduction
04:15 Summary of My Argument
09:40 1) Is a Local Flood View Heresy?
33:38 2) Is My Motive Liberalism?
46:35 3) What About II Peter 3?
48:02 4) Why are Flood Stories Global?
49:11 5) Why Didn't Noah Move?
49:49 6) What About God's Promise?
50:45 Conclusion: Why Theological Triage Matters