http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan
a secular source response above.
*Do you still think that "smoke/fire/coals/flame COME FROM A WHALE? -LIVE4TRUTH =] GODBLESS.
p.s.."if" NESSY is still alive/real than why not the above mentioned would not be possible? AMOS 3:7
2006-09-27 12:11:06 · 5 answers · asked by LIVE4TRUTH 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well I dont believe that there is any evidence whatsoever that this has to be a whale. Nor does this has to be a literal creature. Leviathan is a name for an ancient Phonecian(?) god and can be found in some ancient Ugartic texts. Some have suggested that this a dinosaur, others a crocodile but one must remember that this is only conjecture. One could take this as metaphorically referring to God's creation in general or to a variety of other things but the context would seem to indicate otherwise (39 speaks of mountain goats, then donkeys, oxen, ostiches, War Horses and hawks all of which are real literal animals and then 40-41 continue with Behemoth and Leviathan which would seem to indicate that a pattern is being used here in YHWH's answer to Job). This creature sounds awfully like a dragon to me and mythology is oftentimes much more to do with fact than we sophisticated 21st century people would like to admit (take Homer's Troy for example- originally thought to be nothing but myth but later verified as referring to actual historical events) Job lived thousands of years ago (probably somewhere around 4,000 B.C.) and we know less of his world than we would like to think. Is YHWH referring to a creature who literally breathes fire? It's possible. Could it be a crocodile alongside hyperbolic metaphical descriptions? Also possible. Is it Nessy? I wouldn't think so. Evidence that I have encountered seems to indicate that Nessy is a myth and even if not it is all purely abduction and conjecture.
2006-09-27 12:30:07 · answer #1 · answered by Matthew R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
and what are you exactly trying to prove/say? That if nessy is real, it proves the bible is true?
2006-09-27 19:15:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bible is nothing more than an epic fairytale.
2006-09-27 19:13:59 · answer #3 · answered by Duffmuff 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nope: don't believe it. Nor the bit about resurrection
2006-09-27 19:15:15 · answer #4 · answered by Blackacre 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i believe the bible
2006-09-27 19:14:48 · answer #5 · answered by Jenny Z 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋