Re: [asa] Mark 10:6 -- "beginning of creation"

Here is one interesting article I found in an RTB newsletter that talks
about the grammar and context (some of you will have to ignore the ID stuff
that's also in there :-) ):
http://www.reasons.org/chapters/seattle/newsletters/200406/200406.pdf

George's response seems like the most devastating. If the "beginning of
creation" is what it simply and literally means in English, what's the
difference if Adam and Eve came on day 6 or on year 4 billion? Either way,
Jesus would be misrepresenting the facts.

On 1/19/07, Robert Schneider <rjschn39@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> I agree with Michael. The common hermeneutic of YECs is eisegesis, not
> exegesis. They commonly read into a verse what they want to find there
> instead of reading out of a verse what is there.
>
> If you read the comment by Hugh Anderson in the New Century Bible
> Commentary on Mark 10:6-9 (p. 242-243), he makes it clear that this whole
> passage is about marriage and divorce. Jesus' "appeal is how things *may
> be* from the human point of view with respect to the Law [regarding
> divorce] to how things *are* in the order of God's creation." Anderson
> also refers to the *Damascus Document* of the Qumran community which uses
> Gen. 1:27 to argue for monogamy (over against polygamy).
>
> As Michael stated, Mark 10:6ff has absolutely nothing to say about the
> "creation week.". It is sad to see this kind of YEC interpretation that
> defies reason and logic, ignores context, and twists the meaning of the
> passage to serve an ideological end. This issue is on my mind right now
> because I am reading Henry Morris on Scripture; it's a real test of my
> equinimity.
>
> Bob
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Michael Roberts <michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk>
> *To:* David Opderbeck <dopderbeck@gmail.com> ; asa@calvin.edu
> *Sent:* Friday, January 19, 2007 2:33 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [asa] Mark 10:6 -- "beginning of creation"
>
>
> It is difficult to even write a good article on this exegesis of Mk 10.6as the verse says nothing about the creation week hence there is nothing to
> say!
>
> It is simply misuse of scripture .
>
> End of argument
>
> Michael
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* David Opderbeck <dopderbeck@gmail.com>
> *To:* asa@calvin.edu
> *Sent:* Friday, January 19, 2007 2:10 AM
> *Subject:* [asa] Mark 10:6 -- "beginning of creation"
>
>
> Does anyone know of a good article / source that discusses the exegesis of
> Mark 10:6, to reply to the YEC claim that Jesus must be affirming a one-week
> creation?
>
> --
> David W. Opderbeck
> Web: http://www.davidopderbeck.com
> Blog: http://www.davidopderbeck.com/throughaglass.html
>
>

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