On Nov 19, 2:51 pm, Matthew Johnson <matthew_mem...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> In article <6F31D37A-6F9A-BA6D-F960-02AFFDCAE...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, James
says...
>
>
>
> [snip]
>
> >George,
>
> >Genesis does not have two contradictory creation accounts.
>
> Yes, it does. George was right on this point.
>
> > They are
> >two accounts looked at from different perspectives. (the details on
> >this if you are interested)
>
> If you knew the details yourself, you would have known better than to
claim that
> the difference was merely 'perspective'. For the very im****tant detail
you
> conceal is that _both_ accounts rely heavily on a Hebrew construction
known as
> "waw-consecutive": they imply that the things created were created _in
the order
> listed_ by each account. But these orders are different!
>
You've either stepped out of your element or you are just being
your usual self-edifying self. There is still no consensus today
on how best to render the waw-consecutive. I've analysis of it
in Exodus and Amos but can find NO body applying it to the
Genesis record. But what do you care? You've already pre-
determined your interpretation of it!
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