[Tenacious 1]

Right or wrong, I believe that details of stories recorded in the Bible, generation after generation, evolved with details becoming more spectacular, even exaggerated. I don’t think it should take away from that fact that the characters and/or events were extraordinary, notable and Devine.

For instance, I don’t think Moses lived to 120 years or that Noah was 950 years old. Instead, I believe they each out lived several generations of people and were considered VERY old and wise. If 3 or 4 generations of people knew these folks and passed stories down for hundreds (or thousands) of years later before first being recorded, then it can be concluded their existence, leadership and wisdom was inspired and directed by God.

[pburgh01]

Same crowd that can’t properly translate the Greek word for Goats and Kids(Baby Goat) in Matthew 25 wants to lecture on literalism.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

I’m leaning with your statement being more on the “wrong” side than the “right” side.

YMMV since folks don’t believe the Bible anymore.

[Tell It Right]

Moses himself wrote the first 5 books of the Bible, with his immediate disciples (i.e. Joshua) completing them after his death. I believe Moses' lifespan is accurately recorded and unchanged over the years.

One thing about the Torah (first 5 books) and to some degree some of the other Old Testament books, is that they were copied in painstakingly accurate detail. The Jewish scribes had a system of verification as each scroll was hand copied over and over for centuries. Of all the ancient writings before the printing press (in which copies were mechanically ensured to be accurate), nothing comes close to the Torah as far as accurate copying goes. As the years go by and archaeologists would discover older copies of the scrolls, then decades later an even older copy, then an even older copy, getting closer and closer to the originals, there aren't changes.

And I believe the Word of God was divinely inspired by God.

Now, about numbers in the Bible (this is getting into a bit of Bible geekiness here LOL), I don't draw a line in the sand on numbers ending in zero. Think the least-significant-digit approach. So I'm not sure if Moses was exactly 120 years old: he might have been 119 or 122. The same with Jesus being 30 years old when He started His ministry.

[Democrat = party of treason]

Well, then you would be wrong...