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Nonetheless except for the rare exception neither of us can come up with, within our lifetime a myth is a fable.
I wasn't doubting what you said. The "oh really?" was genuine surprise since I'm so used to those I described.
Yes, sorry. I don't believe, and didn't mean to imply, you were doubting me.
I am not too familiar with English Bible scholars. In my language, I used the Bible dictionary of Adolf Novotný, which was passed down to me in my baptismal church.
Myth is a genre of folklore consisting primarily of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society. For scholars, this is very different from the vernacular usage of the term "myth" that refers to a belief that is not true. Instead, the veracity of a myth is not a defining criterion. Myths are often endorsed by secular and religious authorities and are closely linked to religion or spirituality.
Most of the time when people hear something described as a myth, they think fable, rather than contemplate other less likely definitions and look it up on Wikipedia.Myth is a genre of folklore consisting primarily of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society. For scholars, this is very different from the vernacular usage of the term "myth" that refers to a belief that is not true. Instead, the veracity of a myth is not a defining criterion. Myths are often endorsed by secular and religious authorities and are closely linked to religion or spirituality.
Myth - Wikipedia
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Well, we cannot change the genre of Genesis just because people are uneducated. I would also say that there is a difference between myth and mythological.
There is when it means the expanse of the heavens or perhaps the exosphere.
The way it's told doesn't make it a fictional accounting. Which seems to be what you're implying. Christians come up with the idea that it's "mythological drama" because they feel it doesn't gel with science. But God clearly defies science at times. It's scientifically impossible for a woman to become impregnated by a spirit entity. It's scientifically impossible for a man who's truly been dead for three days to come back to life. It's scientifically impossible for three separate beings to be one in the same. Much less be each other's father and son.
Saying it means a solid dome in Gen 1:6 requires more eisegesis than saying it simply means what the sky actually is.
He doesn't come up on the list of 20th/21st century theologians. As far as I know, from being a Christian for over 50 years, calling Genesis 1 and 2 mythology (or whatever variant you want to use) is not an orthodox view.
Oh yeah, they did, several times. We have all the evidence, videos, photos, it was verified with later probe images, the laser mirrors on the moon still work etc.
It is an orthodox view and actually the mainstream view. You can check in Bible dictionaries, in theological seminaries, in the mainstream churches etc. It may not be the mainstream in your personal experience, but that happens.
Gen 1:6 is not the only biblical reference to the Mesopotamian concept of firmament. The firmament in G 1:6 does not float in a vacuum and we cannot ascribe whatever we want to it, but it has its cultural context. Bible dictionaries might help you with this.
