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The particulars are given to us by God. Genesis provides great details about creation and provides a stunningly detailed chronology to give us a sense of when things happened.
"Let there be... and there was" is not "great details" and the separation into perfect 7 days for the temple inauguration is not a stunningly detailed chronology.
Bishop Ussher had a library of 10,000 books and Ussher ia highly respected today. Perhaps there is safety in numbers.
Nope, He referred to Genesis for moral (divorce) and theological purposes, never for what you try to use it for.
Many times. Specifically Genesis 1 and 2 in the Masoretic version in several translations (and in two different languages) and the Septuagint version in the original Greek (Rahlfs Hanhart edition) and in English in Brenton and NETS translations. I read several papers and all theological views I could find about it, I watched various lectures about the cultural context.
Just plain, intuitive reading in the 21st century is not enough, the text is made in specific cultural context and you must learn the context first. Without that, what you are doing is eisegesis (inserting your ideas into the text), not exegesis (what the author meant).
Its better to read five books than to own 10,000. And he is not "highly respected today", only the YEC people still use his primitive sums of genealogies. You do not need 10,000 books for that, I did the sum also, as a 10-years or so old child.
Bishop Ussers book was first published 1648 AND is still in print today. Last print was 2005.
This is called Hermeneutics. You could ask on that forum if your interested.
www.theonenessofgod.org
Yes, same with me, I am a modern reader and my intuitive reading of an ancient text and references is not good enough. Thats why I had to learn what they meant.
I can say that you still did not watch the sources I provided for you. Genesis 1 is a creation story written by ancient (very ancient) Israelites. They wrote the creation story in the form of a mythological drama, as a temple inauguration. Its still a creation story, only the form is something unknown to you.
We know what Leviathan was. Its a mythical semitic god of chaos, a giant hydra with (probably 7) heads, who lives in the waters under the Earth (in the flat Earth cosmology). When God created the Earth from waters (Genesis 1:2), He had to deal with Leviathan (mythologically, of course).
Most people. For example, the vast majority of Christians do not believe in the Sun, the Moon and the stars being just lights in the firmament.
I did make the point and then gave you the source to check it out. Your personal denials "false, no, I dont believe that, Its ludicrous" are not relevant reactions.
Really? Great how much money can we make?
Old authors are reprinted all the time in specific editions. Some for historical purposes, some for people with special interest in the era, for libraries, they are being printed in universities press etc. Regarding profits, you must ask the publishers.
The purpose of biblical genealogies is not to provide "accurate chronology". If you sum the Septuagint genealogies, you will come out with completely different numbers. Have you tried it, ever?
You’ve spent years mulling over the details, don’t get it twisted.
Mulling? What is that supposed to mean.
How many ancient world chronologies have you checked? Can you name few Chinese ones? Quick.
You need to go back and see what Jesus says about it.
