neologist wrote:When you choose to use the bible to examine the bible, it dilutes your argument when you resort to the speculations of "mainline and liberal theologians".
My remark,
"mainline and liberal theologians generally accept the "Documentary Hypothesis" which asserts that four authors over a period of centuries and from different locations in Palestine wrote the Moses books." was nothing more than a reply in kind to your remark
"Moses is generally considered the author of all five books and the book of Job." Besides, I provided a link that explained the reasoning behind the multiple author hypothesis. We can discuss it if you like. I am interested in how you would explain the two complete interwoven stories of the Noahic Flood that is illustrated
here.
Quote:Chapter 7 and 8 are of particular interest, as the text switches frequently between the two main authors. The Redactor seems to have wanted to preserve both the J and P accounts more or less intact. As a result, the text is quite repetitious:
In verses 7 and 13, J and P each describes Noah and family entering the ark.
In verses 10 and 11, J and P both describe the start of the rains.
In verses 17 and 18, J describes the increase of the waters and floating of the ark twice.
In verses 21, 22 and 23, J and P describe the drowning of the people and animals.
neologist wrote:Your argument about the 24 hour day fails again when you contemplate the time it must have taken for Adam to have named all the animals. (Genesis 2:19, 20) If you imagine that Moses gullibly believed the six creative days lasted only 144 hours under the 'all things possible with God' speculation, then how would it be possible for a human to name the animals in only 24 hours?
I haven't a clue as to how many animals would be involved in that naming activity since the Bible is rather vague in that area. Do you think the list should include "all living creatures" that we know have once lived but are now extinct? Do you think God presented to Adam for naming penguins and polar bears before poofing them to their domicile near opposite poles? Do we need to include the tiny ones such as insects or the even smaller microbes since the are living creatures, or can we exclude them since they are not fowl or beasts of the field? Did he do naming to the species level or just higher level groupings such as genus or family or order or class?
