First, there are some theories about the proper understanding, all equally literal, about the cosmology of Genesis 1-2; however, those nice militant, fundamentalist, atheist, only want to see it one way. This way, they can criticized and judge what they know not.
Evangelical OT scholar John Walton’s commentary on Genesis is available online.
Click on this link and go to page 13 in the book. Then zoom in on it, again and again. Look at that diagram based on the text. THAT is the world the ancient Hebrews believed existed. Notice the chaos sea monster! And I’m supposed to believe the Bible? If the authors cannot get this right I have no reason to accept anything else they said just because they said it. Q.E.D. My claim is that there isn’t anything in the Bible that reveals a divine mind behind its pages.
To which Tim responds,
The ancient Hebrews did not have a modern, scientific understanding of the universe, ergo nothing they said has any validity! I’d love to see this applied across all disciplines.
And then he does just that with this post.
I love the word ‘wrong,’ don’t you? What they,I mean the atheists, are really saying is that based on their own understanding of Genesis 1-2, it is simply wrong and thus all of Judaism and Christianity is wrong. I mean, it couldn’t be that the atheists actually misunderstand Genesis 1-2, right?
