Where did you hear this? I've never heard of this before.
By the literal reading of texts which contain allegory.
No better than parables??? Is there anything better than parables? Jesus spoke them not just to illude the powers that be and circumvent issues, but because they drove the message home and were easy to remember and retell...How ironic. We consider the bible to be no better than parables, yet we take the chronology of the lineage as fact...![]()
How ironic. We consider the bible to be no better than parables, yet we take the chronology of the lineage as fact...![]()
Adam begat, age plus age when Abel begat..Abraham begat + Joseph begat...yadda yadda...tis addition this plus that equals...and a whole lot of incest, rape and deceipt along the way....If it was made into a movie literally...we'd never let our kids watch it.So anyone know how to do the math or what the equation looks like?
Thanks!
Wil I have a question.....you really seem to detest Christianity and the Bible what are you doing here?Adam begat, age plus age when Abel begat..Abraham begat + Joseph begat...yadda yadda...tis addition this plus that equals...and a whole lot of incest, rape and deceipt along the way....If it was made into a movie literally...we'd never let our kids watch it.
Namaste Dor,Wil I have a question.....you really seem to detest Christianity and the Bible what are you doing here?
i don't know that.I think we all know that the earth is older than 7,000 years...
for many it is simply faith in a loving and righteous god full of grace and truth.folks who regurgitate the pablum they've been force fed...
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Me, detest Christianity and the bible? I seek out a church when I am out of town, and never miss a Sunday when in town...plus there is Wednesday nights, and then classes...and a bible in everyroom of the house...so I don't have to go searchin when I want to contemplate somethin.
And that truly amazes me. I try, but I just can't comprehend it.i don't know that..
LOL...that is expected and easily perceived as deserved...quite ok...on the question, yes...I pray for my understanding of their position and their understanding of mine.There is the expression that sitting in the garage doesn't make you a car... never mind....Do you pray for your enemies?
And that truly amazes me. I try, but I just can't comprehend it.
LOL...that is expected and easily perceived as deserved...quite ok...on the question, yes...I pray for my understanding of their position and their understanding of mine.
I spend time with my Jewish friends as well and attend some of their services and study. I've expressed before my amazement at the breadth and depth of their texts and thought and how the portion we call the old testament is just the tip of the iceberg...it is almost like reading the table of contents, looking at the pictures, reading the bibliography and ignoring the body of the work. And then with this snapshot/soundbite we extend and extrapolate meaning. And no, I don't consider myself a Jew, even though I sit in their temple and study with them.
Funny, I've not often been referred to as politically correct. As Dondi and BB have described in various posts they do not see Jesus as the Messiah that was prophecised, according to their belief system he does not meet the requirements and they have plenty of reason why he doesn't. Much as we Christians have our reasons why Mohamed's or the Bahai teachings do not apply to us.... is very correct- politically speaking.
How do the Jews that you study with view Jesus, my Lord and Savior?
RE: AGE OF EARTHi don't know that.
I will respond when I have more time.Funny, I've not often been referred to as politically correct. As Dondi and BB have described in various posts they do not see Jesus as the Messiah that was prophecised, according to their belief system he does not meet the requirements and they have plenty of reason why he doesn't. Much as we Christians have our reasons why Mohamed's or the Bahai teachings do not apply to us.
There are a number of Jews I deal with on a regular basis, friends, performers, business partners and associates, and those at the Syngogue I occasionally attend. As I inquire and discuss this often all are of pretty much the same understanding....it was a time of many prophets and learned individuals, and to them Jesus was one of them, a highly regarded rabbi and prophet.
Well, some do. I dunno, some of those dudes were supposed to have lived multiple centuries. That sounds a bit whacky to me.
Chris
RE: AGE OF EARTH
Hi,
The oldest (using radiometric age dating) currently known terrestial minerals (found in Australia) date the Earth to around 4.4 billion years old.
Clearly more than 7,000 years! Geologically, that is a blink of the eye ago. Heck, Roger Moore was still playing James Bond then.
s.