Re: [asa] Adam and the Fall

I would like to ask Dick a simple question: exactly what would Denis
have gained if he had read your book? I accept that you establish in
detail a strong literary link between Genesis and ANE literature. I also
accept that a good deal of ANE literature deals with historical matters.
But why is that a valid argument for the historicity of the Adam of
Genesis? Should one not distinguish between the different genres
constituting literature?
Don

Dick Fischer wrote:
> Ian wrote:
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>> But I am convinced that Denis has something substantive to say to us as
>>
> we struggle to faithfully respond to God's revelations of himself
> through the book of God's word and the book of God's works.<
>
> Denis may have something substantive to say but this isn't it. Having
> myself established a basis to legitimize the historicity of this man we
> call Adam today that the Akkadians called "Adamu" and who had namesakes
> for centuries after he lived, I can say with confidence that there is a
> high degree of likelihood there was just such a man, and I can say
> without hesitation that Denis is totally out to lunch on this issue.
> And having nothing to contribute he should simply vocalize the same. On
> the subject of history, my organization, Genesis Proclaimed Association
> had a booth at a recent Faculty Commons Leadership conference in
> Arlington, VA. Denis was there and came up to my booth and introduced
> himself. My book, Historical Genesis from Adam to Abraham was available
> at a discount price. He didn't buy it. So how can he deliberately
> avoid exposure to the evidence and then make public pronouncements that
> such evidence doesn't exist? Heck, I would have given him the book.
>
> Dick Fischer, GPA president
> Genesis Proclaimed Association
> "Finding Harmony in Bible, Science and History"
> www.genesisproclaimed.org <http://www.genesisproclaimed.org/>
>
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Received on Wed Nov 12 17:49:25 2008