Early chapters of Genesis as philosophy

I agree with you brian, it is a purely a story written to explain the world around them.AS I told rand in that rather off topic thread, the bible is evidence, evidence of belief there was a flood, not that there really was one (at least i think i said it that way)The first chapters do read better as an explanation for a people who had limited understanding of the mechanics of the universe. But they read as stories to explain but are not history anymore than greek myths or native american myths areThis message has been edited by ReverendDG, 04-02-2006 10:28 AM

hmm i think the connection is something like a simile, being that it was a washing away but it wasn't of sin just killing off giants and starting over