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To: LiteKeeper
Genesis 2:7 God formed man out of dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils a breath of life. Man [thus] became a living creature. (Kaplan Translation)

The word translated as "formed" has specific meaning in Hebrew, having its root in how a potter makes pots.

Now, a potter doesn't throw down a lump of clay and have it instantly become what he wants. He forms and shapes it over time, through intermediate shapes until it takes the shape he wants.

I don't know how the ancient Hebrews thought, but to me, this implies that God did not create man in an instant, but shaped him over time. In short, by my reading, while it does not define the process in detail, the Bible specifically states that man is the result of an evolutionary process.

42 posted on 02/13/2004 8:12:57 AM PST by Celtjew Libertarian (Shake Hands with the Serpent: Poetry by Charles Lipsig aka Celtjew http://books.lulu.com/lipsig)
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To: Celtjew Libertarian
the Bible specifically states that man is the result of an evolutionary process.

Please provide chapter and verse.

48 posted on 02/13/2004 8:43:03 AM PST by LiteKeeper
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To: Celtjew Libertarian
the Bible specifically states that man is the result of an evolutionary process.

You had a point, but it slipped away. Evolution may be implicit, but it is not explicit and certainly not specific.

104 posted on 02/13/2004 12:00:03 PM PST by RightWhale (Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
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To: Celtjew Libertarian
Your post #42. Interesting interpretation.
117 posted on 02/13/2004 12:38:33 PM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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