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Originally Posted by (makeshiftpatriot,)
The two theories could be perfectly complementary, if the bible weren't taken so literally. So, why is it?
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Very good question. Why is the bible taken so literally?
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The reason we creationists take Genesis literally is because that is the way the writer of genesis intended it to be.
“As far as I know there is no professor of Hebrew or Old Testament at any world-class university who does not believe that the writer(s) of Genesis 1-11 intended to convey to their readers the idea that:
(a) Creation took place in a series of six days which were the same as the days of 24 hours we now experience;
(b) the figures contained in the Genesis genealogies provided by simple addition a chronology from the beginning of the world up to the later stages in the Biblical story;
© Noah’s flood was understood to be world-wide and extinguished all human and animal life except for those in the ark”
~ Professor James Barr, Hebrew scholar and Oriel Professor of the Interpretation of the Holy Scriptures at Oxford University. Personal letter dated April 23, 1984.
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