Biblical Creation & Modern Physics

Maimonides (10th-century rabbi):

• "Conflicts between science and religion result from misinterpretations of the Bible."

• "Study astronomy and physics if you desire to comprehend the relation between the world and God’s management of it." Maimonides, The Guide for the Perplexed

G. L. Schroeder (20th-century physicist):

• "…both radioastronomers and biblical scholars have discussed the events of the Big Bang and have done so in terms that are uncannily similar." Gerald L. Schroeder, Genesis and the Big Bang

Respond:
Based on your course work so far, how would you support or challenge these assertions?