What is Christian scholars' take on the `chicken-or-egg-first' riddle?
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We read in Gen 1: 20-21 (NRSVCE):
> And God said, “Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and **let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky.**” So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm, and every winged bird of every kind.
That shows that birds were intended to fly, at the time of their creation. But now, we have the chicken which cannot fly above a certain level. According to entries in the wikipedia, The chicken (Gallus domesticus) is a domesticated subspecies of the red junglefowl.The red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) is a tropical bird in the family Phasianidae. Evidence from the molecular level derived from whole-genome sequencing revealed that the chicken was domesticated from red junglefowl about 8,000 years ago. The grey junglefowl, Sri Lankan junglefowl and green junglefowl also contributed genetic material to the gene pool of the chicken.
The riddle "Which came first: the chicken or the egg?" has been troubling mankind since long, especially against the backdrop of theory of evolution. Going by Gen 1:20-21, one is inclined to think that God did not create chicken in the form we have it today. So, there is a chance that the egg came first, followed by chicken!
My question therefore is: What is Christian scholars' take on the `chicken-or-egg-fist' riddle in the context of Genesis 1:20-21 and history of aviculture? Inputs from any denomination are welcome.
Asked by Kadalikatt Joseph Sibichan
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May 5, 2022, 06:44 AM
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