(May 5, 2009 at 4:36 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: You think it is my personal interpretation and I say it isn't.There are large groups of Christians who believe in a literal Bible. This is their personal interpretation, and your version is your personal interpretation. The only way it cannot be your personal interpretation is if everyone read the Bible in the exact same way.
Quote:That is absolute nonsense. Back that up.No, what is clearly understood through history is that the people who wrote the Bible were writing down creation myths that had been passed down through the generations. That said, the first books of the Bible are highly detailed, and they have a full genealogy from Adam in them. I hardly think the author would have included a genealogy if he didn't think it was completely accurate.
'Truth' in context is 'eternal truth' - which it is. 'Spiritual truth' - which it is. NONE of it is scientific in nature and never ever has been. This is clearly understood throughout history.
The Bible starts off reading like a history book, with all the stories tied into each other. It is either the work of a very clever fiction author (highly doubtable given the era) or the work of people who thought they were recording accurate history.
