Spirituality
06 Aug 15
Originally posted by KellyJayI think that it stands better as a mythical statement than a historical. Do not misunderstand me, however. In no sense does the term myth imply that something is untrue. The truth of myth is deep psychologically, but it differs from the truth of history. The reading of myth must be sensitive to metaphor and all orders of tropes, as well as to underlying meaning.
I've always viewed Genesis as a historical statement that must either be accepted on its face or rejected through one's faith. I never thought of it as a theory.
The myth of the fall, for example, is a true memory of the Neolithic Revolution. Here's an interesting reading of science and Biblical text: http://stephenshenfield.net/themes/prehistory/15-driven-from-eden-reassessing-the-neolithic-revolution.
Originally posted by KellyJayI agree that Genesis was not written as a theory, but theories are popular with the scientific crowd in today's world. Therefore, some people have come up with the Genesis Theory to counter the Evolution Theory of explanation to attempt to fill in what Genesis does not tell us.
I've always viewed Genesis as a historical statement that must either be accepted on its
face or rejected through one's faith. I never thought of it as a theory.
Originally posted by RJHindsOf course it wasn't theory, it was mythology. DUH.
I agree that Genesis was not written as a theory, but theories are popular with the scientific crowd in today's world. Therefore, some people have come up with the Genesis Theory to counter the Evolution Theory of explanation to attempt to fill in what Genesis does not tell us.
Originally posted by WulebgrI got an error on your link.
I think that it stands better as a mythical statement than a historical. Do not misunderstand me, however. In no sense does the term myth imply that something is untrue. The truth of myth is deep psychologically, but it differs from the truth of history. The reading of myth must be sensitive to metaphor and all orders of tropes, as well as to underlyi ...[text shortened]... stephenshenfield.net/themes/prehistory/15-driven-from-eden-reassessing-the-neolithic-revolution.