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kbertsche

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Message 3 of 306 (638327)
10-21-2011 2:21 PM

Reply to: Message 1 by ICANT
10-21-2011 3:54 AM

ICANT--You seem to infer that there was only a single land mass at the time of Noah's flood. This begs some questions:
1) roughly how long ago did this flood occur?
2) presumably, the land was divided into continents subsequent to the flood? Do you have a rough timescale for this?
3) how does your sequence and timescale of these events compare to the modern geologic record?

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Message 14 of 306 (638373)
10-21-2011 8:22 PM

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10-21-2011 4:56 PM

Re: Single land mass

The text does not say when the flood of Noah took place.
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The text does not say when the land mass was divided.

So how do you interpret the biblical genealogies which YECs use to argue that these events are recent? Do you think many generations are skipped? Or do you think the numbers are stylized? Or something else?

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Message 23 of 306 (638390)
10-21-2011 10:15 PM

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10-21-2011 8:43 PM

Re: Single land mass

I don't think I have committed to a time frame yet.

Right now I would like to determine if the text says all the land mass was in one place prior to the flood.

And that the land mass was still in one place when the flood took place.

And that the land mass was divided in the days of Peleg.

Lets clear that up before we move on.

I'd say that your interpretation is plausible, but I think it may press the text a bit too far.

Yes, the text says that God gathered the waters together in one place (maqom echad). But the main point here does not seem to be one vs. many. Rather, the main point is that God controlled and tamed the chaos.

Yes, the text says that the land was divided in the days of Peleg. But I think it's a stretch to interpret this as the division of the continents. It could just as well be a large earthquake.

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Message 33 of 306 (638408)
10-22-2011 1:19 AM

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10-21-2011 11:58 PM

Re: Peleg

So there seems to be an obvious intepretation of what it means to say that "the earth was divided", i.e. that "the nations were separated on the earth after the flood", which should be preferred because it is obvious. Why would anyone think of anything else --- and why would anyone write like that unless they meant it to be interpreted that way?

Good point. This seems to be a more natural interpretation than continental drift.

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