Thanks for the greetings, everyone. As Bob Miller noted, this does seem
like a fun group. I have learned a lot from the ASA postings/articles. Bob
said:
>>2. Our need to read Genesis 1 and 2 in chronological order is a cultural
>>thing. We are a logical sequential people, but that does not mean the that
>>the ancient Hebrew society was. Read the rest of the OT and you will find
it
>>is quite common for events to NOT be in chronological order, even when
they
>>are reporting history.
However, days 3,5, and 6 are in chronological order if one can accept the
concept of grouping.
Newman & Eckelmann's Genesis One and the Origins of the Earth has another
version of overlapping days. That's a 1977 book in its sixth printing, so
the idea is "out there."
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