Posted on 03/31/2023 11:22:07 AM PDT by Red Badger
Bill Cosby...
Of interest to me, even though I understand it not as a global flood but rather, as Peter described it, a flood covering the world of that time—that is, to the limited extent humans had spread out after their ejection from Eden.
I still listen to Cosby, and I don’t apologize for it.
True that sentiment, but slight disagreement on the meaning of the word "exegesis". Perhaps you meant "eisegesis" instead. IMHO a truly exegesis reading (objective) of the Genesis text leaves open the possibility of the flood being a large region, not necessarily global.
I'm not saying the flood WASN'T global. I'm just saying the Bible text itself doesn't demand that interpretation. The Hebrew word "adamah" for the English world "earth" or "world" also has other literal definitions like "plot of land" or "region". The fact that the animals fit inside the ark suggests this. Another possibility: the flood was regional but wiped out mankind over all of the earth if it was done at a point in history before mankind had spread out from the Fertile Crescent. (Basically if everybody lived in one region then a regional flood would do the trick of wiping out man from the planet.)
Another possibility: God flooded the entire planet in such a supernatural way that we'll never find evidence telling us exactly how He did it. I tend not to lean that way on events in the Bible unless the Bible text itself describes it as miraculous. But it's possible God did it like that.
I hear he puts people to sleep
How could anyone miss the words “…and the fountains of the great deep opened up…’? I latched on to them when I was nine yrs old sitting in church listening to the priest. It wasn’t rain or just rain. It was it right there.
Wow! What kind of motor do you need to pump that up? What’s the gallons per minute?
BTW, that last meme should read “Mechanical Engineer .....”
A. the Flood was more than one and it was caused by the rapid melting of the ice caps as sea level rose some 400 feet everywhere.
B. The water in this second appearance of this non-story on FR is locked up in rocks and not a free flowing ocean.
C. Keep your knickers on and calm down.
The “Noah” movie with Russell Crowe is hands down the worst movie I have ever seen. It actually takes up the first 10 slots on the worst movie list. It sucked so bad that I am surprised it didn’t swallow the entire known universe.
I’ve never seen it.
What was so bad about it?..................the story line....The acting?....the script?................
Not many basements in Houston.
It’s good that the topic came up again. It’s not like something earth-shattering such as whatever President Trump did that he didn’t do, because that stuff is covered 24/7/365.
This info falls off the map, so I appreciate new articles.
Another layer is metaphorical: fountains of the deep bursting to the surface: fonts of knowledge, a flood of evidence.
Or like an established system that is so corrupt that the world is drowning in a sea of red tape — I’d think that those who benefit would be overjoyed to find themselves in a 40-day and 40-night pool party of their own making.
Surf’s up! 😎🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
Nor Florida..............................
Have the evolutionists found the “missing link” yet?
And if the waters were to burst forth, what would replace its volume in the mantle?
The Left lately doesn’t like the Bible because God made only two sexes, male and female. They can’t seem to stand that.
It’s still missing...................
And always will be.
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