From: RFaussette@aol.com
Date: Wed Feb 12 2003 - 07:32:48 EST
In a message dated 2/11/03 6:34:00 PM Eastern Standard Time,
vernon.jenkins@virgin.net writes:
> Don,
>
> As you may remember, I wrote (Jan 27) the following in response to your
> posting of Jan 24:
>
> In view of what you have written (in particular, your recommendation that
> we "would be better off ignoring the first ten or so chapters of Genesis"),
> I am wondering how you would proceed to adapt your paradigm to accomodate
> the hard facts that are indelibly associated with the prologue to these
> chapters. I have prepared an illustrated summary of these which you may
> find at
>
> http://homepage.virgin.net/vernon.jenkins/Evidences.htm
>
> The empirical evidence I have put together under the heading "The Ultimate
> Assertion" is no figment of my imagination - as I'm sure you would agree.
> Genesis 1:1 is manifestly the most remarkable combination of words ever
> written - and a standing miracle. It surely follows that all theories
> relating to origins must take account of that - otherwise they become so
> much 'hot air'. Are you now prepared therefore to retract your
> recommendation that the early chapters of Genesis be committed to the scrap
> heap?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Vernon
>
> http://www.otherbiblecode.com/
>
Genesis 3:6-7 establishes the nature of the religious experience itself and
on that basis alone I would suggest it is far more important than a
kabbalistic puzzle. I suppose it's so straightforward it's easily missed but
a paper analyzing the nature of the religious experience as it is decribed in
those lines is available upon request.
rich faussette
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