At the time of the writings of scripture, those who directed scribes were also poets and song writers.
The idea of using a talking snake is a message to readers that what follows must be taken with a grain of salt because it is based on an impossible beginning.
really? on what grounds do you make this assumption?
when you have people who believe that drizzling birds blood on a person suffering from leprosy will cure them. what logic are you using to think they wouldn't believe other nonsense?
That is also why they emphasize WORD, that the reader is to look for the true meaning of the words given.
where does it say the bible is gods word? jesus is called the word, but thats just a translation of logos.
It should be read an archetypal rendition of a best guess for man”s beginnings, in terms of morals sense. A term that requires knowledge of good and evil. A sense we all cherish in ourselves and would not give up.
enforcing a modern belief on bronze-age men is a bad idea!
the only reason to do what you suggest is because accepting what the bible says 100% makes you look insane.
is there something wrong with people believing what it said thousands of years ago are just wrong now?
In conclusion, to read scripture literally without knowing the true context and idioms of the original words and language forces one to truly believe in the impossible and unnatural. The Bible begins with a talking serpent and ends with ten headed monster. A clear indication from the compilers of scripture to not take the Bible literally.
this is your conclusion? i'd say you need to read scripture with the thought in your mind that these are people with no knowledge of how the world works, not what you claim.
people thousands of years ago believed in all kinds of crazy things, you can't just say "well they didn't really mean what they did!"
"no intelligent agent who is strictly physical could have presided over the origin of the universe or the origin of life." - William Dembski
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