On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 23:13:21 -0700, "randy" <rkluth@wavecable.com> wrote: "Padraic Brown" randy There are different opinions on the matter. I see no reason to assume the Penteteuch was written by more than one author (except the very end of Deuteronomy, where Moses' death is described). I am not a biblical scholar, but do rely on their wisdom to examine ancient texts

On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 10:34:41 -0700, "randy" <rkluth@wavecable.com> wrote: "Padraic Brown" randy ...you know that Genesis was not written by Moses as an "educated guess" about how the world came to be. I don't think it was "written by Moses" at all. From what I understand, the Torah was composed of several different works by several different authors over a period of

"ruth" "randy" Words mean what they mean *in context.* When God placed conditions on the covenant, He meant what He said! He meant that the covenant could fail! This means that even if God had every intention of maintaining an eternal covenant with Israel, He could not do so under the Law. He could never guarantee that. So we are back to what the MC Law actually says

"Libertarius" randy ===>Sure, if you take fairy tales for non-fiction. The creation story is entirely reasonable, unless you want to believe we appeared out of nothing, or from some endless succession arising from nothing out of the past. A great local flood that would universally cover the cradle of civilization is entirely reasonable in terms of disposing of men who wanted

Heaven and Earth: Old Testament Studies, Parts I-III By Charles Geiser There is a great range of interpretations of the meaning and application of the biblical phrase "heaven and earth". This short treatise may show how we can allow God in His Word to reveal to us how He used this language various times in the Law and the Prophets. This writer suggests that one of the major areas of