And you seem to misrepresent the contents of the Torah. The part that deals with events before Abraham is very episodic and often is hardly more than a list of names. When we get to Abraham, all of a sudden the narrative becomes very focused. As to thinking like the good Cardinal, I am afraid I have the advantage of him. Like Pascal, I know more than this great scholar did about the Cosmos.
So? How does that de-historicize what little information is recorded there? What makes you think that the people listed could not have been real and could not have lived exactly the life-spans assigned to them?
As to thinking like the good Cardinal, I am afraid I have the advantage of him. Like Pascal, I know more than this great scholar did about the Cosmos.
You have just confirmed that your initial post to me on this thread was totally dishonest, as you represented yourself as one who rejects this type of thinking.
Since "we now know" that the universe "could not have" been created in six days 5770 years ago, I hope you have also rejected the virgin birth, the resurrection, the real presence, and all that other supernatural nonsense that simply couldn't have happened. The fact that the church fathers believed in them is of no consequence, as the great "gxd" science has the right to sit in judgment on all alleged supernatural phenomena.
Good night and good riddance.