Hi Dave, you wrote:
I heard Walton say that /bara'/ originally indicated arrangement rather
than origination. Seems to me that the general usage fits the latter
sense. See especially Isaiah 54:16; 65:18; Ezekiel 21:19; Amos 4:13.
Either we have a homonym or the term is not always used of God. See
Joshua 17:15, 18; Ezekiel 21:24; 23:47.
Your point is lost on me. I don't see bara in any of the second set of
passages you cite. If you know of any instance where bara is used by
other than God please quote the entire verse.
To get "had made" in Genesis 1:14ff, the usual claim, fights with the
normal Hebrew narrative forms. I consider it eisegesis.
Sneaking a peek at nature not allowed? I consider eisegesis to be
bending Scripture to conform to your own private interpretations.
Comparing archaic text favorably with facts of life sounds legitimate to
me. But then I tend to give Bible writers more credit then seems to be
the norm on this list.
Dick Fischer
Dick Fischer, Genesis Proclaimed Association
Finding Harmony in Bible, Science, and History
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