Subject: Skeletons of evolution? False? |
Bible Note: Hi, Yuke! Well, the gap theory, like all theories, means that somebody did a heap of speculating, doesn't it? Not many orthodox exegetes hold with the gap for good reason. It calls for more speculation and interpolation than they are willing to sign on to. ...... If the Hebrew word clearly meant "became" and not "was," doesn't it strike you as slightly odd that such scholarly, godly, responsible translation teams -- experts all, and tops in their field -- as those who gave us the King James, the New King James, the English Standard Version, and the New American Standard Bible would have translated Genesis 1:2 "and the earth became..."? Only the gap theorists insist on using "became" instead of "was" and why, do you suppose, they do? The obvious answer is so that it will fit their theory. That's the problem with theorists and their theories. If Scripture doesn't fit the theory, don't change the theory, change Scripture. --Hank |