I don't believe it is merely a (secular) history book -- I think it's more profound than that. If it's truly a secular history of "God's dealings [with] man since the first man down to the time of Moses" why a) does it show signs of having been redacted by later editors; and b) why doesn't it tell us anything about, say, the Chinese?
"John W. Redelfs" wrote: > At 08:37 PM, Friday, 11/1/02, Marc A. Schindler wrote: > > > At 01:56 PM, Friday, 11/1/02, Marc A. Schindler wrote: > > > > > > >You're asking a question Diamond doesn't attempt to answer, and there's no > > > >easy way > > > >to answer this. > > > > > > I don't believe I suggested that Diamond was supposed to answer my > > > question. I asked my question of the members of this list. If Diamond is > > > right about the domestication of grain and sheep, and the origins of > > > language, isn't there something wrong with our Book of Genesis? > > > > > > >Only if you believe Genesis was intended to be an anthropology text. > > I don't believe it is an anthropology text. I think it is a history book, > a record of God's dealings of man since the first man down to the time of > Moses. > > John W. Redelfs [EMAIL PROTECTED] > =========================================== > "To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no > music, no choreography and the dancers hit each other." > -- Jack Handy > =========================================== > All my opinions are tentative pending further data. --JWR > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland “The first duty of a university is to teach wisdom, not a trade; character, not technicalities. We want a lot of engineers in the modern world, but we don’t want a world of engineers.” – Sir Winston Churchill (1950) Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author’s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ${list_promo}
