I was wondering, how do dinosaurs fit into 'creation'. There is no question that they existed, but it doesnt say anything about them in the bible.
2007-01-16 05:45:53 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They don't.
Which is why one is fact and the other is fiction.
And both are mutually exclusive.
Many Christians claim the book of Job has "detailed descriptions"
Really? Mentions of a beast that ate grass and had strong bones....wow...that MUST be a dinosaur. Couldn't be...I don't know...a cow.....or any other multitudes of animals that existed at the time.
Not to mention the claim that the earth in only 6-10 thousand years old....and the dinosaurs went extinct long before that.
2007-01-16 06:02:03 · answer #1 · answered by Barrett G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bible mentions in one verse that God created the great sea monsters which were probably the dinosaurs. But, their existence was not important to our salvation, only to our curiosity. You have to understand the timeline of the creation of the world, also. It was not created in 7 literal 24 hour days. Time is irrevelant to God. Each creative day was at least 6,000 years or more long. We are still in the seventh day. The bible never said it ended. If you go by bible geneology, Adam was created in 4027 BC. Add to that our current year of 2007 plus one year, because there is no zero year and you get 6035 years. That is how long the seventh day has lasted so far. There is no reason to believe that any of the first six days were shorter. So, animals were created sometime during the fifth creative day. That would make that around 15 to 20,000 years ago. I believe the dinosaurs were one of the first animals created because they could keep the vegetation and other animal populations under control. They became extinct before man came on the scene because it would have been too dangerous for mankind to live with these giant animals. They had a purpose and they fulfilled that purpose.
2007-01-16 13:59:57 · answer #2 · answered by Pinkribbon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not restricted to dinosaurs - those are just the largest creatures the ancient tribes didn't know about. If you believe the nonsense, the number of land creatures that supposedly were all created in 4004 BCE, existed simultaneously, were loaded onto the ark, were saved from the flood, and then went extinct is staggering.
2007-01-16 13:55:47 · answer #3 · answered by Dave P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Genesis, it is said that great beasts were created, along with all the other creatures. There were no specific names given for these beasts. Adam later was given the task of naming all the creatures. Since the English language did'nt exist in Adam's time, I'm sure he had a name for the creature we now acquaint to "dinosaur."
2007-01-16 13:57:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in Job there are accounts of what are called "behemoth" and "leviathain", both fit descriptions of what we know today as dinosaurs (the word "dinosaur" was not used until the 1800s)
also, many times the scriptures make reference to "dragons", and exactly what would the difference be between a dragon and a dinosaur, keeping in mind they were written in the early AD and BC.
2007-01-16 14:43:53 · answer #5 · answered by lordaviii 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll hear Christians complain that we are - me and Behemoth are supposed to be dinos but we're not - I can breathe fire if you read the book of Job but no real saurid could ever do that.
The reason there's no dinos in genesis is simply because no human knew they existed back then - and the bible only has stuff in it that human beings know. Its the same when people hear God in their prayers - he only tells them what they already know - like when Jesus told Peter Sutcliffe to kill those women. I wonder why thats the case... that God knowing everything doesnt seem to have access to a single fact outside peoples own brains? Hmm... there must be a logical explanation.
2007-01-16 13:50:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
it does speak of the leviathan, which can be seen as a dinosaur.
however, if you dont limit god to our definition/knowledge of time, then god could use a day to symbolize a million years. thus giving the time between creation of man and creation of beasts a million years. giving plenty of time for dinosaurs to exist and then become extinct before the creation of man. *shrug*
2007-01-16 13:49:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just because it doesn't mention them does not mean they can't fit into creation. The Bible doesn't mention Lemurs, or cats or aligators or many other things we know of. That doesn't necessarily mean anything.
2007-01-16 14:06:57 · answer #8 · answered by anthony 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it does.
(Job 40:15) Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
(Job 40:16) Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
(Job 40:17) He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
(Job 40:18) His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
(Isaiah 27:1) In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
2007-01-16 13:49:29 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
40:15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
40:16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
40:17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
40:18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
Yes it does, in the book of Job.
2007-01-16 13:48:55 · answer #10 · answered by Royal Racer Hell=Grave © 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋