(March 18, 2012 at 7:23 pm)padraic Wrote: I agree that your interpretation is closer to that of mainstream Christianity, which considers the entire book of Genesis to be allegory.I did not say the story was an allegory. The events happened as recorded. I simply pointed out that the story of Noah was not a tale of logistics or a way to save the planet without the help of God.
I Pointed to the elements of the story you all seem to habitually over look. In that without God's intervention all of the points you all generally make would have doomed Noah's personal efforts. Which should take the seeker to the next revelation. In that the story is meant to relay how God saved creation, not the efforts of Noah.
hence the conclusion "MJ," you all miss the point of the story
