Solving the Mystery of the Biblical Flood

Hey doctrbill. Interesting argument. I pondered over this awhile ago whether earth actually meant planet earth. Or dry land earth. I came to this conclusion, if heavan means sky, than earth means land. This seems to fit what knowledge Noah/Moses (you know, the mystery author to Genesis) would of been available at the time. So I went through the flood story and read it with sky and land in place. Well, this didn't sound like no global flood. Since I have limited knowledge of Hebrew (I only know about 10 words), there was no way of knowing for sure. So I just kept it in the memory banks for a later research task. In the meantime, I've mentioned it to many fundamentalist Christians who well, just don't seem to budge on the subject. I don't get it, he's an oppurtunity to show them the book doesn't contradict the evidence.Oh well, I still don't mind reading wmscott posts. Pretty interesting stuff, showing that the evidence can fit a global flood. I'll just stay out of the way and let this carry on...

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Originally posted by doctrbill:
It all begins in the water. The water is divided by the firmament. Sun, moon and stars go in the firmament (under the upper water). Earth appears "under" the firmament (in the lower water). And there is water under the earth (Exodus 20:4). The Universe is described as "heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them" (Ex. 20:11). Thus, Earth and Sea are separate realities.

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Thanks for that. I've always wondered whether the way they describe the physical world is different to how we perceive that they would of. Thus, it could give an answer to the confusion some might have about being literal with the Bible. However, I've never been able to get it to all come altogether. I think you've said it clearer than I was even thinking in the first place. I'm going to have to look into this more...