Re: Glenns' Search For A Verse

Brian D Harper (bharper@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu)
Wed, 16 Sep 1998 17:45:12 -0400

At 12:09 AM 9/16/98 -0700, Dario wrote:
>Glenn R. Morton wrote:
>
>> snip...
>>
>> You make a terrible mistake. miyn does means 'sort'
>> but it does NOT mean 'species'. Species is a concept
>> developed by Linne in the 1700's. Genesis 1:24 talks
>> about creeping things which some believe are insects
>> and reptiles and they are not one species. They are
>> of various kinds.
>>
>
>So The Bible can't speak of concepts unless they are
>known to the writers?? It appears that you forgot who
>dictated the narrative.
>

Why do you say the narrative was dictated?

Brian Harper
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