If the books of the Bible are not in chronological order, then can we say that Genesis may not be the beginning of human life? Can it be said that Genesis is a re-creation of what was already on earth esp given scientific evidence that human life preceded these times?
The root word Genesis actually means the beginning.The natural adjective for genesis would be genetic but this adj is now associated with gene
So could God have been re-creating?
2007-06-28 20:15:15 · 16 answers · asked by jitterbug 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Good observation and question. The key lies in the second verse "the earth was without form and void" is a very poor and misleading translation. People who have studied such things say that a better interpretation is "the earth BECAME without form and void". This indicates a cataclysmic event that made the earth drastically different from what it was. Interesting, however if you want the accurate account of creation you won't find it in Genesis. Jesus gave it to us in The Apocryphon of John. Be smart, believe Jesus, not Moses.
2007-06-28 20:34:41 · answer #1 · answered by single eye 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In The Beginning, Genesis was good
But then Peter Gabriel left and it just wasn't the same
2007-06-29 03:42:41 · answer #2 · answered by r.wolfpaw 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Genesis is the story of creation of the physical universe. The book of Job is the oldest book of the Bible written about 1650 years BC.
2007-06-29 03:19:41 · answer #3 · answered by shovelead 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2007-06-29 03:31:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's just a creation myth. The main part of that story, the part where adam & eve disobey god and eat from the tree of knowledge is what you should focus on. Basically the moral is that you shouldn't disobey god or else. I don't think many of the stories in the bible were ever meant to be taken literally.
2007-06-29 03:26:49 · answer #5 · answered by Armand Steel 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Genesis is the Jewish creation myth. It was ripped off from other religions in the area. Most likely from the Babylonian empire.
The story of Job actually seems to be an older story than Genesis. (1650BC is actually an awfully early date to ascribe to it though, it is more likely from the 7th centuryBC)
2007-06-29 03:20:31 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Genesis is the beginning of the earth and of man.
2007-06-29 03:18:42 · answer #7 · answered by Patti C 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
This is how it reads in all bibles, in THE beginning. Correct translation reads, in A beginning. Genesis is a beginning, one of many beginnings.
2007-06-29 03:20:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
The only Genesis I like is the one from Sega.
2007-06-29 03:18:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
With so many mistakes in the Bible, it should be taken with a grain of salt.
2007-06-29 03:26:37 · answer #10 · answered by liberty11235 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋