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[Meriweather]

Are we together on denouncing that too as biblical nonsense?

Don't know. I seldom read links.

 

[Donald H]

Specifically, which verses?

Don't go there my friend.

Israel’s Two Creation Stories - Articles

Pete Enns looks at the discrepancies between the creation stories of Genesis 1 and 2 and argues that there are four good reasons to carefully consider these differences.

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You've been honest enough to move on from the young earth theory and you'll just get yourself deeper into the bibles' contradictions.

 

[Meriweather]

The question is, can the god's word cause us to look and see a young earth in our minds?

The Bible was written by man, not by God in the language of man, not the language of God. It is then interpreted by us thousands of years later. If people want to concluded "Young Earth" I see no problem. That conclusion is not going to affect how they live their daily lives.

 

[Hollie]

Both the Old Testament and the New Testament teach, Seek and you will find."

Have you been actively seeking?

There is no "Old Testament". Christianity co-opted Hebrew theology by attaching and largely rewriting a substantially different version of god.

Yes. The gods told me you are greatly misinterpreting their message.

 

[surada]

Specifically, which verses?

You said their original intent. I'm asking what do you mean?

 

[Meriweather]

you'll just get yourself deeper into the bibles' contradictions.

Doubtful. When context is taken into consideration there are few contradictions.

 

[surada]

The Bible was written by man, not by God in the language of man, not the language of God. It is then interpreted by us thousands of years later. If people want to concluded "Young Earth" I see no problem. That conclusion is not going to affect how they live their daily lives.

Genesis.. the pentateuch... Was written 800 years after the death of Moses.

 

[Donald H]

Don't know. I seldom read links.

It wasn't a link, it was a quote. If your excuse for avoiding the question is that, then you're refusing to acknowledge the contradictions that are coming home to haunt you.

You can leave the discussion with your faith only bruised!

 

[Meriweather]

There is no "Old Testament".

Of course there is. Sometimes I call it the Hebrew Bible; other times I call it the Tanakh. For you, I chose the Old Testament.

 

[Meriweather]

Yes. The gods told me you are greatly misinterpreting their message.

Oh? What message was I given?

 

[Meriweather]

You said their original intent. I'm asking what do you mean?

For example, the intent by the original author(s) of the Creation Story is not to teach creation occurred in literally six days. It was speaking of periods of time. In English, we might use the words 'era' or perhaps 'eon'. But then English has more than 165,000 words than does the Hebrew. In the Hebrew language it notes a time with a beginning and an end. The Hebrew writers could not have even envisioned a subjective language such as English, let alone that many words.

 

[Meriweather]

Genesis.. the pentateuch... Was written 800 years after the death of Moses.

Are you speaking of the books as we know them today?

 

[surada]

For example, the intent by the original author(s) of the Creation Story is not to teach creation occurred in literally six days. It was speaking of periods of time. In English, we might use the words 'era' or perhaps 'eon'. But then English has more than 165,000 words than does the Hebrew. In the Hebrew language it notes a time with a beginning and an end. The Hebrew writers could not have even envisioned a subjective language such as English, let alone that many words.

It says the morning and the evening.. that's pretty clear.

 

[surada]

Are you speaking of the books as we know them today?

The Torah.

 

[Meriweather]

It wasn't a link, it was a quote. If your excuse for avoiding the question is that, then you're refusing to acknowledge the contradictions that are coming home to haunt you.

Not at all. I will take any of the specific verses you may feel are contradictory, but my studies of most of them is that they fit their specific contexts.

 

[Meriweather]

It says the morning and the evening.. that's pretty clear.

Beginning and end. Hebrew is a picturesque language.

 

[surada]

Beginning and end. Hebrew is a picturesque language.

Hebrew only had about 300 words. Morning and evening is pretty clear.

 

[Meriweather]

The Torah.

The first five books then. Same question, though. How was the 800 years after Moses determined?

 

[Meriweather]

Morning and evening is pretty clear.

What does it mean to you?

 

[surada]

What does it mean to you?

Genesis 1.5 (KJV)

Read Genesis 1.5 in the King James Version (KJV) online. Study, search, compare Bible versions, and comment, as well as saving notes and sharing animated Bible verse images.

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Just what it says.. it's a creation myth.

Genesis 1.5 (KJV)

Read Genesis 1.5 in the King James Version (KJV) online. Study, search, compare Bible versions, and comment, as well as saving notes and sharing animated Bible verse images.

www.biblesociety.org.uk