Re: Genesis 1:1 - a standing miracle

Gary,

Thanks for writing. But why are people like yourself so anxious to speak
about correctly _interpreting_ a passage of Scripture? Surely the words of
the account of the making of Eve (Gen.2:21-24) are clear enough - either to
be believed or ignored (for what other choice is there?). They could only
have come from the Lord - for Adam was asleep at the time. Is it your
contention that He who created all things (including the wonders of Genesis
1:1) was incapable of correctly informing future generations of what really
happened way back? What motive could He possibly have had to lie or mislead?

I appreciate your suggestions regarding reading material. However, I believe
the opinions of Blocher, Fee and Macdonald - whatever they be - have now
been overtaken by events. He who constructed Genesis 1:1 is clearly a
Sovereign and Purposeful God - surely, One to be trusted to mean what He
says.

Regards,

Vernon

www.otherbiblecode.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Collins" <gwcollins@algol.co.uk>
To: "George Murphy" <gmurphy@raex.com>; "gordon brown"
<gbrown@euclid.colorado.edu>; "Michael Roberts"
<michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk>; "Vernon Jenkins"
<vernon.jenkins@virgin.net>
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Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: Genesis 1:1 - a standing miracle

> <snip>
> Thus, for example, is it any longer
> >reasonable for us to suppose that His making of Eve was other than from a
> >rib of Adam (Gen.2:21-24). But how can this statement live alongside a
> >belief in theistic evolution?
> >
> Vernon,
> As people keep pointing out, such an interpretation presupposes
> that the author was writing straightforward history and
> intended that this passage should be taken literally.
> This is not necessarily the case, and the genre of literature
> must be determined before any interpretation may usefully
> be drawn.
> I suggest you read 'In the Beginning' by Henri Blocher to find
> out more about this, or 'How to Read the Bible for all its Worth'
> by Gordon Fee and Stuart Macdonald (if I remember right)
> for a more general introduction to how to interpret the
> Scriptures.
>
> Regards,
> /Gary
>
>
>
>
Received on Thu Jul 1 18:53:07 2004