Re: Chimps, sin, Adam and Christ

From: PHSEELY@aol.com
Date: Mon Mar 13 2000 - 14:07:01 EST

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    George said,

    << No. Saying that there is a context in which Genesis 3 might have happened
    is
     not the same as having evidence that there was a real couple named Adam &
    Eve, the latter made from a rib of the former, who were tempted by a talking
    serpent &c. That is what would be required in order for you to say that you
    had evidence for Gen.2 & 3 to be "Historie wie es eigentlich gewesen ist." >>

    This is essentially the question I have: Does Glenn accept early Genesis as
    accurate history or is the pot calling the kettle black?

    The account says Adam named his wife (literally) Hawah because she would
    become the mother of all the Hay, a Hebrew word for "living. And Adam's name
    is a Hebrew word for "man." Does Glenn believe these are the historically
    accurate names of the first two human beings even though the Hebrew language
    did not come into existence until the late second millenium BC?

    The account also says that the first woman was made from the rib of the first
    man. Does Glenn believe this is accurate? If he thinks women evolved
    alongside of men, how can he think this story about the creation of Eve is
    accurate history?

    Also, the account says Adam raised food in a garden;and that in his
    lifetime, one of his sons did the same, and the other raised domesticated
    animals. This is clearly Neolithic, that is to be dated no earlier than
    10,000 BC. Does Glenn believe this is accurate history?

    Paul S.



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