I’ll get back with you in a week. You laid a lot down to answer and this is my week for the Tax Man.
Of note, Hailey’s Bible Handbook states that during the period of Adam Down to Noah, people were ageless as long as they didn’t inter-act or merry into the men of the earth. Some lived 30k. If we lived in a compressed area due to the Ice Age, small populations and little disease, Mmmm. ! Maybe.
Paul
I’ll get back with you in a week. You laid a lot down to answer and this is my week for the Tax Man.
No problem..., just ping me back and we can pick it up later.
Of note, Hailey’s Bible Handbook states that during the period of Adam Down to Noah, people were ageless as long as they didn’t inter-act or merry into the men of the earth. Some lived 30k.
For when you are able to pick it back up again (and again, it's no problem), here are a few things.
First, up above, the most critical thing would have to do with the Bible and its reliability and authenticity. I've found that if one discusses things of the Bible without being "on the same page" in regards to the Inerrancy and Infallibility of the Bible (as exemplified in the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy) -- then the "problems" that will come up in the discussions will be mainly related to Inerrancy and Infallibility -- and not in regards to the subject matter (of whatever is being discussed).
The subject matter just about takes care of itself, once everyone is on the same page with Inerrancy and Infallibility of Scriptures. If they are not, then the problems really stem from that, and not from the subject being discussed, itself.
So, if we can't get on the same page with that, then we'll have problems with the subject matter, too.
Secondly, when you refer to Halley's Bible Handbook and that you say that it says that people from Adam to Noah were ageless and some lived to 30,000 years... well -- if that's what it says -- they're "absolutely cracked in the head" then... LOL ...
The Bible nowhere says that mankind was ageless, and in fact, there was a sentence of death upon mankind from God, in the Garden of Eden. So, right off the bat, mankind was condemned to die, as a result of God's judgment. Secondly, there's not a single mention of 30,000 years of age for anyone.
Now, if that's what they say -- then I'll assure you -- you should not be using Halley's Bible Handbook, in case it leads you astray in any other area.
Furthermore, I'm picking up an "undercurrent of thought" there in your statement (I may be wrong) that there are different "classes" of men, since you refer to "men of the earth"... again, I may be wrong, but that's sorta sounding like it.
So, I'll wait to hear back when things slow down with you... :-) And I've given you a few things to center on, too...
AND... as a side note... whatever was quoted from Wikipedia (that article I included...) well, don't worry about that or be concerned about that, if there is some problem there. I'm not too concerned about the Wikipedia article and it means nothing to me. I just put it on there for some additional information for people to look at. It's no big deal to me.
But the Bible stuff, that would be something I would talk about. :-)