RE: Genesis interpretations - how many are there?
July 10, 2018 at 2:53 pm
(This post was last modified: July 10, 2018 at 2:59 pm by Angrboda.)
It's worth noting that Genesis 2 has man being created outside the Garden of Eden, so there's no need to separate the two narratives.
As to the length of Adam's life, your whole invention rests upon a presumed literality of the narrative and God's claim. Turning around and then insisting on a non-literal interpretation of Adam's supposed death is simply being inconsistent, and amounts to yet one more ad hoc hypothesis. Generally speaking, the more of those you have to make, the worse it is for your theory.
As to the exit point, nothing in Genesis fixes the time when Adam and Eve left the garden, so the events detailed after Genesis 2:5 could all have occurred on the sixth day, as stated in Genesis 1. You need an end point to your timeline. (In addition to other assumptions, such as completeness, genre, and so on.)
As to the length of Adam's life, your whole invention rests upon a presumed literality of the narrative and God's claim. Turning around and then insisting on a non-literal interpretation of Adam's supposed death is simply being inconsistent, and amounts to yet one more ad hoc hypothesis. Generally speaking, the more of those you have to make, the worse it is for your theory.
As to the exit point, nothing in Genesis fixes the time when Adam and Eve left the garden, so the events detailed after Genesis 2:5 could all have occurred on the sixth day, as stated in Genesis 1. You need an end point to your timeline. (In addition to other assumptions, such as completeness, genre, and so on.)
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