Were there Dinosaurs in the Bible?

You're assuming that the Bible mentions dinosaurs, and we're asking on what you base your assumption. Whether Leviathan and Behemoth were real animals or based on mythological monsters has been a hotly debated issue. However, there is unanimous agreement among scientists that dinosaurs were extinct tens of millions of years before humans evolved. What's more likely, that there is a multi-level, worldwide conspiracy to cover up the fact that dinosaurs were still alive a few thousand years ago (which sinister conspiracy neglected to remove the reference to dinosaurs from one of the most widely read books in human history)? Or that the reference in Job may not be to dinosaurs after all?regards,
Esteban "Tail Like a Cedar" Hambre

Am I the only one who wonders why, if dinosaurs were around a few thousand years ago, they only rated a mere mention or two in ancient literature? Why was a bigger part of the Bible dedicated to teaching people which birdies not to eat rather than instructing them to keep out of the way of the giant reptiles??It's all well and fine to tell us that our culture has been 'evolutionized' against accepting the fact that dinosaurs and humans could have lived side by side, but I still say the complete absence of evidence, and the near total absence of any mention of dinosaurs in ancient literature, would suggest that we're not the overly credulous ones here.regards,
Esteban Hambresaurus

But remember, you're using the 'dinosaur' reference to prove that they were contemporaneous in the first place. Many have asked why God would be talking about dinosaurs with a post-diluvian human like Job, who would presumably not have understood the reference. It's obvious He expected Job (and anyone reading the "whirlwind" speech) to be able to testify first-hand to the strength of Behemoth, so His use of any beast either extinct or mythological wouldn't have served His purpose very well.regards,
Esteban HambreThis message has been edited by MrHambre, 08-16-2004 02:59 PM