Was Noah's Flood Local?

In this video Gavin Ortlund argues that the story of Noah's ark in Genesis 6-9 may have concerned a local flood rather than a global flood. O Sacred Head Now Wounded: https://www.crossway.org/books/o-sacred-head-now-wounded-cob/ Reasons to Believe: https://reasons.org/ Truth Unites (www.truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Church. SUPPORT: Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truthunites FOLLOW: Website: www.truthunites.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/gavinortlund Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthUnitesPage/ MY ACADEMIC WORK: https://truthunites.org/mypublications/ PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/truth-unites DISCORD SERVER ON PROTESTANTISM Striving Side By Side: https://discord.gg/MdTt6d5PVs CREATIVE DIRECTION: Clau Gutiérrez (https://www clau.uk) CHECK OUT SOME BOOKS: https://www.amazon.com/Makes-Sense-World-That-Doesnt/dp/1540964094/truthunites-20 https://www.amazon.com/Theological-Retrieval-Evangelicals-Need-Future/dp/1433565269/truthunites-20 https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Right-Hills-Die-Theological/dp/1433567423/truthunites-20 https://www.amazon.com/Retrieving-Augustines-Doctrine-Creation-Controversy/dp/0830853243/truthunites-20 00:00 - Introduction 05:25 - Book Recommendation 06:37 - Clarification 1: Local Does Not Mean Small 07:10 - Clarification 2: A Local Flood Can Touch All Humans 08:16 - Clarification 3: A Local Flood is Still Historical 09:08 - Argument 1: Interpreting the Biblical Language 23:02 - Argument 2: The Problem of Multiplying Miracles 38:00 - Defending the Historicity of the Flood Story 43:56 - Further Reading and Dialogue