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The book of Genesis is poetic?

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The book of Genesis is poetic?
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RE: The book of Genesis is poetic?
February 1, 2015 at 12:15 pm (This post was last modified: February 1, 2015 at 12:16 pm by robvalue.)
It's actually a lot easier and safer to interpret the bible as a non believer. You are interpreting it as an historical document (or some version of) as in trying to determine what the writers were thinking, what really happened and what didn't, what their motivations were, and how the story could have mutated over time. Once you accept it was just a bunch of dumb ass men who wrote it, you can learn a lot more from it I think.
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The book of Genesis is poetic? - by Fendon - January 31, 2015 at 10:39 pm
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by Natachan - January 31, 2015 at 10:46 pm
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by Dystopia - January 31, 2015 at 10:58 pm
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by AFTT47 - January 31, 2015 at 11:00 pm
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by Minimalist - January 31, 2015 at 11:22 pm
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - February 1, 2015 at 12:31 pm
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by vorlon13 - February 1, 2015 at 1:11 am
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by Jackalope - February 1, 2015 at 1:14 am
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by robvalue - February 1, 2015 at 3:09 am
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by The Grand Nudger - February 1, 2015 at 10:24 am
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by watchamadoodle - February 1, 2015 at 10:45 am
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by Aoi Magi - February 1, 2015 at 10:53 am
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by vorlon13 - February 1, 2015 at 10:56 am
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by professor - February 1, 2015 at 11:22 am
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by Drich - February 1, 2015 at 11:29 am
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by vorlon13 - February 1, 2015 at 12:49 pm
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by Aoi Magi - February 1, 2015 at 11:52 am
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by robvalue - February 1, 2015 at 12:15 pm
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by Mudhammam - February 1, 2015 at 12:41 pm
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by robvalue - February 1, 2015 at 12:43 pm
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by professor - February 1, 2015 at 1:31 pm

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