David writes
>Last Sunday's sermon, at a local Presbyterian Church in America
congregation, touched briefly on >the nature of the days of Genesis 1. The
passage mentioned the six days of labor and one day of >rest. The pastor
noted the connection to Genesis 1 and said he neither knew nor particularly
cared how long the days were, but God certainly did a lot more each day than
he could have.
Yes, David, I agree that the six "days" labor followed by a day of rest
(Exodus 20:11) provides a model.
>This gets to the point that the most important aspect of the passage is
theological
Certainly the most important aspect of Christianity is theological!
>and that the means are not all that important, a perspective we can lose
when focusing on details.
I beg to differ here, David. God spelled out the means. It is our job
to interpret.
>God's power in creating is not the only theological lesson of Genesis 1,
but it was one of the most relevant for the text at hand.
I agree that our omnipotent God created the heavens and the earth.
I "disagree" in that the OT is steeped in history. What would happen if
people started claiming the Exodus was "a nice story?"
Jim Eisele
Genesis in Question
http://genesisinquestion.org
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