On Sun, 4 Nov 2007, Dehler, Bernie wrote:
> I'm leaning to the TE side, and trying to decipher the Adam and Eve
> story in light of it. I hope to have a first draft by the end of the
> year. Yes, I tend to think that if evolution were true, then there is
> no unique Adam and Eve. Evolution works on groups. Also, there was no
> global flood, but OEC's already have that position... only instead of
> saying it was local, I would say there was no such flood at all. I
> think the reason for the flood and creation in Scripture is to teach a
> spiritual lesson, but they (creation with Adam and eve, and the flood)
> are not historical events. Yes, I'm not claiming the bible is inerrant,
> but I think I can still say it is "authorative."
>
Bernie,
The Bible's account of the Flood is not the only one that exists. The
Babylonians, for example, had a flood story also. If no such flood really
happened, what reason would the ancients have had to invent one?
Gordon Brown (ASA member)
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