Yes, and what I was refering to was the fact that it's not really that way. I'm studying a commentary which puts specific emphesis on the words used, where they are used and how. Of course, I'm using the original Hebrew so I don't see the multiple sources. Maybe if I used greek, latin or english I would.
>> Michael wrote: >> >> That whole BS was disproven years ago. J text, Y text, M text, 27 text. >> Those who put that theory forward were reading the bible third hand and >> looking for what they found. They would have found the same results in >> war >> and peace. >> >> > > What I was referring to is the fact that the stories in the Bible > appear to come from 4 or 5 distinct sources. The J,Y thing is just > one example of the literary distinctions, but different versions of > the same story are another. Then there is the translational errors > that are common with greek translations, etc. All of this literary > analysis points to distinct sources - that's not too surprising to me. > > Beyond all of that though, how do we know that, say, Adam and Eve > wasn't God's way of telling a scientifically unsophisticated being > about evolution? That is, science needn't have anything to do with > the Bible or God. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - RUWebby http://www.ruwebby.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:140150 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
