[Thatcherite]

No. Not imperfect memories, but descriptions that people would understand.

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Yup. When Genesis says "day", it means "day." Not some metaphorical period of time.

Hmmm.... So some books are "descriptions that people (in first-century Middle-East) would understand" while others are to be treated as modern history, biology, and physics textbooks. It is getting fairly easy to see how Christianity fractures into numerous factions.

[ShadowAce]

So some books are "descriptions that people (in first-century Middle-East) would understand" while others are to be treated as modern history, biology, and physics textbooks.

No one said that. However, there are differences in the way Hebrew is written. Genesis is written in a narrative style, which indicates it should be taken literally. Other books were written in a different style. Much like poetry.

However, to take one minor point--no history recorded in the bible has been proved false. Some may seem false, but never proven false.

[js1138]

It is getting fairly easy to see how Christianity fractures into numerous factions.

I can't see how, when there are so many people available, on these threads alone, who are in direct communication with God and can answer any question you might have.