Post tagged with creation

  • Ms. B hammers the fall of Adam

    March 18th, 201001:59 PM ET
    By Randal Rauser
    Here, dear reader, continues the conversation of Mr. A and Ms. B from "Ms. B points out that physical death came before Adam's fall" Ms. B: So Mr. A, how do you explain the fact that Genesis 1 claims that God created a world of vegetarians? Mr. A: Well Ms. B, I have this friend, MGT2... Ms. B: That's a strange name. Mr. A: Yes, well he suggest...

  • Ms. B points out that physical death came before Adam's fall

    March 16th, 201011:24 AM ET
    By Randal Rauser
    Here, dear reader, continues the conversation of Mr. A and Ms. B from Why Ms. B doesn't think we need a historical Adam (Part 1) Mr. A: So Ms. B, let me get this straight. You are suggesting that in Genesis 1-3 God may have accommodated to Ancient Near Eastern cosmology which assumed a first human person - an "Adam" - in the same way that God acco...

  • Why Mr. A believes we need a historical Adam

    March 04th, 201002:27 PM ET
    By Randal Rauser
    Ms. B: Mr. A, you look pensive. Is something wrong? Mr. A: Well before I consider further your attempt to read the Genesis creation and fall narratives as mythical, I need to get something off my chest. Ms. B: Go ahead Mr. A. There are no secrets here. Mr. A: Okay, how can you suggest that Adam might not be a historical figure when he is treated...

  • Genesis Creation as Myth and a Scientific Worldview

    February 22nd, 201004:13 PM ET
    By Randal Rauser
    Here, dear reader, continues the conversation of Mr. A and Ms. B from "Is the Genesis story of creation and fall a myth?" Mr. A: I guess I see how myths can be true, but how is the narrative of creation and fall true if it is understood as a myth? Ms. B: Perhaps you're familiar with the quote of Cardinal Baronius, made famous by Galileo: "The Bib...

  • Is the Genesis story of creation and fall a myth?

    February 19th, 201012:00 PM ET
    By Randal Rauser
    Here, dear reader, continues the conversation of Mr. A and Ms. B first begun at "Do Christians need a historical Adam and Eve? (Part 1)": Mr. A: So to sum up our conversation thus far, you're saying that Genesis 1-3 could be a myth that God appropriated as part of his divine revelation. Ms. B: Emphasis on could be, so long as you recognize that "...

  • Do Christians need a historical Adam and Eve? (Part 1)

    February 08th, 201011:51 AM ET
    By Randal Rauser
    Mr. A: Do Christians need a historical Adam and Eve? Ms. B: Need them for what? Mr. A: To be good Christians. Ms. B: How do you mean? Mr. A: Well, if a Christian interprets the creation and fall of Adam as a mythic story rather than a broadly historical one, what else might a Christian be giving up? Ms. B: Oh, I see. You're worried that if you...
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