Fact or myth? The veracity of the Bible

[Aussie Pete]

Many Christians want to consign Genesis especially to the realm of myth or symbolism. I've never been so inclined. Now I have some scripture to back up my opinions.

If you care to watch the video, you will discover that ancient Hebrews and before them, Job and Noah, had knowledge of the natural world that they had no way of knowing - unless God revealed it to them.

I'll mention some for those who are interested.

"Fountains of the deep." This was long dismissed as myth or allegorical. Now underwater vents have been discovered that are in effect fountains. How could Moses have known about them?
"Valleys of the sea" The Mariana Trench is deeper than Everest is high. How could David know that the seas floor is anything but flat?
"Behemoth": and "Leviathan" were considered mythological until fossils were uncovered. Those two creatures bear remarkable resemblance to dinosaurs. Job? The oldest book in the Bible. Perhaps Job knew about these creatures.
New Testament, I hear you say. OK, 1 Corinthians 2:7 "before time began"..... How could Paul know that time had a starting point?

There is more. The video is about half an our long and well worth your time.

Science is constantly being revised. When it comes to ancient history, it can only be inferred. There is no empirical evidence. What was considered as good as proven yesterday may be discarded today. The Bible is not a science text book. But God has included enough truth to enable even the most sceptical to believe.

 

[trophy33]

If you want to find something in the Bible, you will find it there. It has a 1,000 pages of various poetry and ambiguous sayings that can be translated and understood in many ways.

If you want aliens, you will find it there, if you want dinosaurs, you will find it there. If you want quantum mechanics, you will find it there. Also flat earth, hollow earth, simulation hypothesis, astrology, numerology, expansion of the universe, dark matter, spiritism, witchcraft, geocentrism, China, Russia, USA, EU, Islam, Chernobyl, COVID, nuclear war, stars being small objects falling to earth...anything you wish. If you want your thinking or emotions to be in kidneys, you will find it there, too.

Did I mention dragons? Dragons are cool.

And, if you wish, you can also find an old earth, local flood and Darwinian evolution in there.

But its all just a distraction from the point/message of the Bible - monotheism and salvation in Christ.

 

[d taylor]

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This is the problem with the type of Bible creationist that accept parts of The Bible as literally true. As long as the parts of The Bible agree with science then they will accept it. So they can say see The Bible knew about this and that long before science did, etc....

 

[FreeinChrist]

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