Re: Days of Creation/24 Hour Periods, Age of Earth/6000 Year
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 5:44 pm
Some clarifications:
It is unfortunate how modern culture uses the word "myth," because when someone uses it, it leaves the taste in the hearer's mouth that the speaker is saying the story is false. From wikipedia: "While in popular usage the term myth often refers to false or fanciful stories, formally, it does not imply falsehood. Cultures generally regard their creation myths as true."
"Creation myth" is the genre of Genesis chapters 1 and 2. Just as the book of Revelation is an apocalypse. Matthew is a gospel. Galatians is an epistle. There are other apocalypses. And gospels. And there are other creation myths. Understanding the genre helps interpretation.Dwight wrote: The Genesis creation story is a myth?
It is unfortunate how modern culture uses the word "myth," because when someone uses it, it leaves the taste in the hearer's mouth that the speaker is saying the story is false. From wikipedia: "While in popular usage the term myth often refers to false or fanciful stories, formally, it does not imply falsehood. Cultures generally regard their creation myths as true."
My point is in order to ascribe authorship of the Pentateuch in general, and Genesis in particular, to Moses, you need an external source. There is none. Duet. is an internal source.Steve7150 wrote: Duet 34.9 & 10 seem convincing as it specifically references Moses plus there are about 30 references to him as the author throughout the OT & NT. AS far as the NT references being reliable , it does not have to be inerrant to be reliable it only has to be true.