I tried to respond to your two notes but could not. Short version ---- go to it Girl and link me up.
Your post might go here or the political forum depending on your wording and focus.
Regards
DL
haha, yes we need bigger inboxes here
on the note of the original topic...
the thing that i find odd about Genesis, is it tries to tie in history, like an actual historical account, with faith. that just doesn't work.
a lot of the bible, is metaphorical, and in the NT, Jesus speaks of a new covenant. Jesus did exist. (I believe he did) Historians have surmised that it's entirely possible he existed. Whether one believes he was the Messiah, is a matter of faith.
But, historically speaking...Genesis turns the Bible into a history book. We are to believe that the origin of man dates back some 6000 years? When we have proof to the contrary? It's absurd. So if you're a faithful bible reader, and believe what you are reading...then, you should NOT believe the science books you read as a kid in school? You should view THAT as fiction? haha You see where I'm going with this? Is what I read as a kid, nothing more than ....science fiction? (bad joke)
Strip away the moral lesson of Genesis, (knowledge of sex/no knowledge of sex bla bla) ...and you have a history book.
Think for a minute if the bible was put together, today. Would the story of Adam and Eve, exist? Would the theory of evolution, showing God as a Creator, exist?
There's a question.