At 09:16 AM 09/03/02 +0000, Jim Eisele wrote:
>My first choice of discussion? The Hebrew word yom, translated day.
According to many OTestament scholars "yom" can and may mean "time period"
as well. It would not take away the difficulties many have with Gen.1-11,
since that is not just history in modern sense of the word.
Then one has to take into account as well the way old_Hebrews were thinking
and hearing the Word, which is, due to living in another country, another
culture, other "school"ing, totally different than our thinking and
hearing. Consequently "truth" is different in Biblical context for them
than what is in modern scientific (and consequently popular) thinking.
Jan de K.
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