Everyone knows that evolutionists and creationists dispute how the universe began. And regardless of which side of the battle line one is on, most will harbor strong feelings about the issue of origins.

Yet there are many questions at the core of the battle that relatively few in either camp have bothered to ask—much less answer:

• Why is the issue of origins so universally controversial?
• How can creationists support biblical claims that so obviously seem to contradict modern science?
• Whose side of the argument does scientific evidence support?
• What roles should science and the Bible play in a person's beliefs about the physical universe?

With the curiosity of a student and the precision of a veteran Bible teacher, John MacArthur takes you to the heart of the battle in his study The Battle for the Beginning, based on Genesis chapter 1.