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The revelatory Truth of Genesis is monotheism and omnipotence - in stark and amazing contrast to the Babylonian epic. God communicated the truths of creation in a language Moses could understand: Semetic not modern science. Are you aware that Genesis 1:1 can (some say ought!) to read: "When God set about to create heaven and earth - the world being formless waste, with darkness over the seas and only an awesome wind sweeping over the water- God said ...." ( Speiser; Genesis, The Anchor BIble series). This translation IS interesting for it does not imply creation ex-nihilo (spelling?) but pre-existing matter - again in accord with the enuma elish! Speiser acknowledges the import (not to mention the impact!) of his translation but offers that creation ex-nihilo IS taught in the Bible; just not here in Genesis 1:1. Taking this translation to be accurate, what does the (numerological?) evidence for supernatural design it is supposed to contain then support? If you are referring to numerology as "evidence", then would not - momentarily ignoring the dubious nature of such a "field" - we than have "evidence" to support the possibility of pre-existing matter? Would it not be better to, as Speiser admonishes, "Let the text speak for itself" in the language it was intended to do so; that of ancient Mesopotamia. The revelatory Truth of Genesis is monotheism and omnipotence - in stark and amazing contrast to the Babylonian epic. God communicated the truths of creation in a language Moses could understand: Semetic not modern science. Are you aware that Genesis 1:1 can (some say ought!) to read: "When God set about to create heaven and earth - the world being formless waste, with darkness over the seas and only an awesome wind sweeping over the water- God said ...." ( Speiser; Genesis, The Anchor BIble series).
Approximate Word count = 1050
Approximate Pages = 4.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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