As far as I know, no Biblical figure believed that you must reject evolution since the theory of evolution was proposed only 150 years ago.
"As far as I know, no Biblical figure believed that you must reject evolution since the theory of evolution was proposed only 150 years ago."
First of all, that wasn't my point. My point was that if one gets worked up by "zeal" then they gotta get worked up at the people of faith in Scripture, and the authors of Scripture. That's all.
Nonetheless, you raise an interesting point. However, Paul clearly believed in a literal Adam, and a literal consequence of a literal fall being physical death. Many NT writers reference the flood. The decalogue obviously accepts the 7 day creation cycle, rather than the 7 billion year creation cycle (otherwise we would be commanded to work 6 billion years and rest 1 billion).
There is only evidence that Biblical authors did anything other than believe the OT account in its entirety. If someone can show me where Jesus or Paul (or Luke, or Peter, or Mark, Matthew or John) doesn't believe in Creation, the Fall, the Flood, the Babel, Abraham...etc...then I am all ears.