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To: spirited irish

From the article:

Note: There certainly is repetition in Genesis chapter 1, e.g. ‘And God said …’ occurs 10 times; ‘and God saw that it was good/very good’ seven times; ‘after his/their kind’ 10 times; ‘And the evening and the morning were the … day’ six times. However, these repetitions have none of the poetic forms discussed above; rather they are statements of fact and thus a record of what happened, and possibly for emphasis—to indicate the importance of the words repeated.

Um - 10 and 7 both indicate a type of completeness or fullness according to God’s will. I imagine what the passages are telling us is that when God created everything that it was perfect. Until Adam and Eve sinned and went against God’s will.

This article seems pretty lame if that can’t even get that correct. Also, the Creation story was around a long time before writing. It, and other parts of the Bible, were oral traditions. It is amazing how they kept oral stories and histories accurate. They would recite them in groups. If somebody messed up a word it was then the next person’s turn in the group to continue the story - until he messed up.

If the only way one can keep a record of things is orally, you know they must have had a pretty good means of doing it and keeping it accurate. And I use the term “story” not that it was make-believe, but it was told in story format.


4 posted on 11/09/2023 1:36:22 AM PST by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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To: 21twelve

Don’t discount the work of the Holy Spirit in Biblical accuracy thru flawed limited man.


7 posted on 11/09/2023 3:01:49 AM PST by reviled downesdad (Some of the lost will never believe the Truth and will hate you for it.)
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