It's also fascinating to me that modern archaeology supports the sequence of animals appearing in the Genesis text (plants, fish and birds, land animals, man).
And where do we believe the first human civilization was? Mesopotamia was in the Fertile Crescent in modern day Iraq -- where Genesis says the Garden of Eden was between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
The Bible isn't fiction or behind times. It's taking us thousands of years to catch up to the Bible.
3,500 years ago the book of Genesis said God created man from the dust of the earth. This was before it became chic for the Greeks to say that everything is made from the same elements (of course they had just 4 elements, but I'll cut them some slack for living a long time ago). Genesis was also before we had the periodic table of elements, with us now believing mankind to being carbon based. Some "wizard", huh?
You call this "compelling evidence?!" This is the forensic-level proof and Aristotelian Logic you proffer to support your supposition?! "Man was made from dust," and you claim that this comports with Modern Science?! Puh-leeze!
It's also fascinating to me that modern archaeology supports the sequence of animals appearing in the Genesis text (plants, fish and birds, land animals, man).
In the first Biblical account (Genesis 1:1-2:3), mankind is presented as the climax of God’s creation after He created vegetation and animals.
In the second account (Genesis 2:4), God first creates man, then plants and vegetation in the Garden of Eden, then makes animals, and finally creates woman. This does NOT comport with Modern Science!
Further, Genesis claims that the creation of the Earth preceded the formation of the Sun. This contradicts Modern Science!
And where do we believe the first human civilization was? Mesopotamia was in the Fertile Crescent in modern day Iraq -- where Genesis says the Garden of Eden was between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Very weak argument. There was no single "Cradle of Civilization," and the Indus Valley and Egypt likewise vie for the title.
You have also liberally indulged in "cherry-picking" - i.e., you've cited only those items which seem (I'm being very charitable here) to support your side.
Regards,
Amen! You told it right, Tell It Right!