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1 | Creation Account: Mythical or Not? | Gen 1:27 | Just Read Mark | 85427 | ||
Myth. Well, apparently I am the heretic in our midst. I have appreciated reading your posts. Especially Pastor Glen's --- who uses the most symbolic reading of the serpent to rebuke my mythologizing. So thanks. I am not yet convinced, but I have an open mind. Frankly, I am surprised that there is such a consensus on the forum since, as Just Me points out, many people that take the Bible seriously - and stake their lives on it as God's word - interpret the opening chapters of Genesis as mythical (but not untrue). I guess that large swath of the faithful don't use this forum? I have a "Funk and Wagnalls" dictionary in front of me. It includes a few definitions that Hank did not include. Let's remember that words can have multiple meanings -- they don't all apply in each circumstance. "A theme, motif, character type in literature that expresses significant truths about human life or human nature" "An allegory or parable used to explain or illustrate a philosophic concept." "A traditional story, usually focusing on the deeds of gods or heroes, often in explanation of some natural phenomenon, as the origin of the sun, etc. It purposts to be historical, but is uesful to historians prinicipally for what it reveals about the culture of the peoples it describes or among whom it was current." I would add that these definitions are about myths in general --- so the humanist assumptions (particularly in the 3rd I mentioned) will make us uncomfortable. My position, however, is that the creation accounts are GOD'S stories of origins. Thus, they are timeless and true. ........ There's my bit. I think I will bow out of this discussion, because I don't want to divisive -- and because apparently I have some research to do. My own devotional study, in recent months, has been Mark, Acts, and Isaiah -- and I don't feel I should be focusing on this question at this time. Peace. |
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2 | Creation Account: Mythical or Not? | Gen 1:27 | Hank | 85540 | ||
Funk and Wagnall didn't really trump Merriam Webster or further your cause in their definition of "mythical" did they? :-) ..... You call the creation accounts in Genesis God's stories. I call them God's factual revelation to man. There seems to be a slight difference in our respective perspectives. Well, cheerio and let's write "finis" to this thread for the time being. --Hank | ||||||