Christian views on prehistoric animals

[ilovejcsog]

Is there an easy answer to the existence of prehistoric animals for you?

 

[HTacianas]

Is there an easy answer to the existence of prehistoric animals for you?

They are animals that existed pre-history.

 

[mark kennedy]

It depends on what you mean. There are some strange creatures from prehistory, many large and predetory. Some amphibians that leaves us pondering what happened. Like I say, depends on what you mean.

 

[redleghunter]

I heard that Wooly Mammoth was quite tasty.

 

[Richard T]

Yes, you should look at the gap theory of creation. That there was an earth that became formless and void, then God recreated it. Thus, the first earth could have easily been billions of years old with dinosaurs etc. The more famous scholars that included this are Scofield and Dakes. Here is a brief description. Gap creationism - Wikipedia

 

[Dave-W]

Is there an easy answer to the existence of prehistoric animals for you?

There is no answer, easy or otherwise, since the bible does not address that issue at all.

 

[Dave-W]

I heard that Wooly Mammoth was quite tasty.

But not kosher.

 

[grasping the after wind]

Is there an easy answer to the existence of prehistoric animals for you?

I wasn't aware that the existence of prehistoric animals was a question.

The existence of prehistoric animals?

Really don't know what that question is supposed to be asking.

 

[fat wee robin]

I wasn't aware that the existence of prehistoric animals was a question.

The existence of prehistoric animals?

Really don't know what that question is supposed to be asking.

Maybe it's time to find out !!

 

[Dave G.]

My usual answer to this is we don't know what a day was in God's creation time table. His time is never our time, that we do know.

 

[Tolworth John]

Is there an easy answer to the existence of prehistoric animals for you?

By pre history do you mean before history was recorded and if so recorded by whom?

In the bible e have God's history of the world, so there is no period of time prior to his revealing that history to man.

But I suspect what you mean are how do Christians account for dinosaurs etc.
Christians who believe the bible account for them by saying they were created by God along ith al the other animals he created.

 

[Albion]

By pre history do you mean before history was recorded and if so recorded by whom?

Of it wasn't recorded by someone, it isn't "history." It would be archaeology.

 

[Yarddog]

Is there an easy answer to the existence of prehistoric animals for you?

Yeah, they lived millions of years ago in many cases or before history was recorded.

 

[Dave-W]

Yeah, they lived millions of years ago in many cases or before history was recorded.

OP asked for a "Christian view." That would have to include the Young Earth crowd that does not believe in "millions of years ago."

 

[Yarddog]

OP asked for a "Christian view." That would have to include the Young Earth crowd that does not believe in "millions of years ago."

That is incorrect. The Christian view for the past 2000 years include no necessity of a literal 6 day creation. Early Christian writers speak of what Peter said about a day is like a thousand year, in showing that those 6 days could be much longer.

Cyprian wrote: "The first seven days in the divine arrangement contain seven thousand years" (Treatises 11:11 [A.D. 250]).

Origen wrote: "For who that has understanding will suppose that the first and second and third day existed without a sun and moon and stars and that the first day was, as it were, also without a sky? . . . I do not suppose that anyone doubts that these things figuratively indicate certain mysteries, the history having taken place in appearance and not literally" (The Fundamental Doctrines 4:1:16 [A.D. 225]).

Now many took it literally but there was never a dogmatic teaching that the 6 days were literal 24 hour days. Christians were permitted to believe either.

 

[Dave-W]

But there are many today who hold to a 6 day (of 24 hours) creation approximately 6000 years ago. Especially in the fundamental and evangelical parts of Christendom.

Whatever "Christian" view is put forth has to include something for those people.

 

[ilovejcsog]

For those of you who asked. I was thinking more of dinosaurs. If I remember right my daughter didn't believe there really were dinosaurs because she didn't believe there was anything prior to Genesis.

But there are many today who hold to a 6 day (of 24 hours) creation approximately 6000 years ago. Especially in the fundamental and evangelical parts of Christendom.

Whatever "Christian" view is put forth has to include something for those people.

But there are many today who hold to a 6 day (of 24 hours) creation approximately 6000 years ago. Especially in the fundamental and evangelical parts of Christendom.

Whatever "Christian" view is put forth has to include something for those people.

But there are many today who hold to a 6 day (of 24 hours) creation approximately 6000 years ago. Especially in the fundamental and evangelical parts of Christendom.

Whatever "Christian" view is put forth has to include something for those people.

 

[ilovejcsog]

I guess I don't know how to use the reply to a certain comment, sorry. I referred to only Christian because I figured that all others would be Evolution for an answer.

 

[DavidFirth]

Is there an easy answer to the existence of prehistoric animals for you?

Refer to Genesis, the answer is right there. There are no "prehistoric" animals, as in animals that existed before Man. Dinosaurs and all of the other animals were created by God on Day 6.

Always, always, always do the same thing Jesus did when confronted with anti-Biblical assumptions. Go to the Bible. And go to God in prayer for your answers.

 

[ilovejcsog]

I said Christian because I figure all else would be Evolution.