Let's avoid getting into discussions of science and the age of the earth here. B-Hebrew isn't a forum for that discussion, interesting though it is.
Ishinan, I think you've slightly misunderstood Jerry's post. He is arguing that Gen 1 specifically envisions a situation of chaos/disorder/vacuum (תהו ובהו) from which God creates an orderly universe. This is not to deny that there are other texts in the Hebrew Bible that see a creatio ex nihilo, but Gen 1 may not be one of those texts. GEORGE ATHAS Dean of Research, Moore Theological College (moore.edu.au) Sydney, Australia _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
