Aug 18

  • coffeebreath
    coffeebreath added a text contribution Formless and empty?
    "The earth was formless and empty..." Whenever I read Gen. 1:2, I picture black, cold, dark empty vacuum of space. But I wonder if that's what the ancient Hebrews would have pictured. The Hebrew words here are "תהו ובהו" (pronounced: tohu vavohu) According to the Koehler & Baumgartner, this is an "example of hendiadys (Speiser Gen. 5); it signifies the terrible, eerie, deserted wilderness..."... Read more »
  • coffeebreath
    coffeebreath added a text contribution The problem with a literal reading of Gen. 1-2
    Often people consider the "evening/morning" language in Genesis 1 to be evidence that creation took place over seven twenty-four hour periods. There are certain issues with a literal reading of the creation account however. These problems do not imply that God was not responsible for creation, but they do point out that a literal reading of Genesis 1 requires a symbolic reading of other texts.... Read more »
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