CrystalDragon
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It's unclear: "Satan" is derived from a Hebrew word meaning "adversary", but considering names mean something Satan may be his "created name" or it may be more of a title.
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Is Satan his real name or just a hebrew title?
Look againThe chronology of the first creation myth is different from the second. In the first story, God makes the plants and animals first and, then, God makes humanity. In the second, God makes humanity before the plants. They cannot both be literally true. However, their genre, their literary style, is poetic. It's meant to be a poetic tale that shows the spiritual truth that God created. It does not tell us how God created using the many beautiful processes and forces in the universe.
I did. The chronology is at variance.Look again
Both accounts have plants first
Well to be fair "good" is not "perfect".
Words do matter and their meanings matter. It is reasonable to point out that 'good' does not mean 'perfect.'Then NOTHING God made is "perfect" for in HIS Word, everything is described as "good" or "very good". However, YOU are just 'picking at straws' here, playing on words. ENOUGH. EVERYTHING El Shaddai made was made to complete PERFECTION. It was the fallen angel who lured mankind to sin.
Again, God creates plants and animals in Genesis 1 but creates man before plants and animals in Genesis 2. The stories are also dated differently. Genesis 1 was written long before Genesis 2. God works through people being inspired to write in different centuries. The purpose was not to create a science textbook for 21st century universities. The purpose was to tell the beautiful poetic truth that God is Creator. How God creates is something that science helps us explore.Look again
Both accounts have plants first
What did you think water coming up from the ground was doing?
New words are being introduced into our language daily, SO with THAT in mind, who is to say that the word as we know it - "perfect" was even around when the scribes were translating the Bible into the English language? Quit picking at straws.Words do matter and their meanings matter. It is reasonable to point out that 'good' does not mean 'perfect.'
Yes, linguistics is very clear that language is always evolving if it is a living language. To answer your question, Hebrew did have a word for perfect as opposed to 'good.' "טוֹב Word OriginNew words are being introduced into our language daily, SO with THAT in mind, who is to say that the word as we know it - "perfect" was even around when the scribes were translating the Bible into the English language? Quit picking at straws.
The word perfect is this "תָּמִים Word OriginNew words are being introduced into our language daily, SO with THAT in mind, who is to say that the word as we know it - "perfect" was even around when the scribes were translating the Bible into the English language? Quit picking at straws.
Then, why did God need to make them again, exactly? That would just be two variances in the same text. Also, the beginning of Genesis 2 is stating a fact and then going back and explaining what happened. Thirdly, God created humanity (Adam) before animals. Pretty much all scholars agree on that.Genesis 2:4 Genesis 2:5
Already says GOD made all the plants (even before they were in the earth)
It's unclear: "Satan" is derived from a Hebrew word meaning "adversary", but considering names mean something Satan may be his "created name" or it may be more of a title.
Yeah, the word 'satan' just means adversary. In Job, for example, the 'satan' is not the same as the devil in the New Testament.So its fair to say its another irrelevant mystery?
Yeah, the word 'satan' just means adversary. In Job, for example, the 'satan' is not the same as the devil in the New Testament.
Natural man has to be created on the 6th dayThen, why did God need to make them again, exactly? That would just be two variances in the same text. Also, the beginning of Genesis 2 is stating a fact and then going back and explaining what happened. Thirdly, God created humanity (Adam) before animals. Pretty much all scholars agree on that.
More importantly, these discrepancies and contradictions is exactly why the Bible is not to be taken literally. These different versions, even if they vary in the same passage, cannot all be literal at the same time. This goes back to the fact that its genre is not science or fact. Its genre is poetic or mythic in the truest sense. You cannot read a poem like it was a biology text book!
Yes he isYeah, the word 'satan' just means adversary. In Job, for example, the 'satan' is not the same as the devil in the New Testament.
Yes he is
Just as "removing the hedge" in job 1 resulted in the same prophecies outcome as when "he who holds all things back is tskennout of the way" in 2 Thessalonians 2
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