[PieterCasparzen]

The Bible does not define Gravity (nor tells us from whence it comes which is less known than TToE), defines the Speed of Light, Avogadro’s Constant onr how to eek light out of excited molecules, much less Boolean logic as an applicable discipline.

Yes, the Bible is not a scientific text.

But the Bible does give us a historical account of Creation, along with many other historical accounts. The Book of Genesis is not loaded with imagery and metaphors, but it is consistently historical, as opposed to a book like the Song of Solomon, a very large, complex and incredibly beautiful poetic discourse on the relationship of Christ and his Church.

The book of Genesis even quite specifically gives several geneologies, lending even more weight to the idea that the book is largely factual, not allegorical. Of course, as is the case with much of the Old Testament - history documented in Genesis, as God caused it to unfold, certainly does have a a lot of rich meaning relating to the New Testament, prefiguring Christ, etc., making the entire Bible a perfectly unified expression. But that in no way can be taken to mean that Genesis historical accounts are not factually true. It simply means that in all of history God is glorified, and he is indeed the author of history.

[dr_lew]

The Book of Genesis is not loaded with imagery and metaphors, but it is consistently historical...

Genesis 1 is very sparse, though, to the point of poesy. "And God said, let the earth bring forth grass ... and the earth brought forth grass."

Doesn't this indicate a natural process? I don't see anything about designing chlorophyl or anything else. That's all left to the earth. It is simply His Will that it should happen.