"What caught my eye was the statement that all animals came from the dust.
This places a different interpretation on dust than the traditional
interpretation. Animals come from their mothers bodies, i.e., come from
living matter or at least organic matter, and God does not physically scoop
up dirt in the formation of the various critters."
Arguing in your ballpark, Glenn, the Ecclesiastes text is more consistent
with Genesis 1:24: "And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living
creatures..."
"I would contend that
Eccl. 3:19-20 is consistent with the view I have advocated that Adam was
created from living matter, an ape. I have advocated that Adam was the
victim of a chromosomal fusion (apes have 48 chromosomes; man has 46)."
I forgot, Glenn. What's the Hebrew word for "chromosomal fusion" again?
Happy New Year.
Jim