tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168659034296194898.post4024852233198325014..comments2023-10-31T08:06:58.703-04:00Comments on Pete's Blog: A Very Right Response to a Very Wrong ThingPete Scribnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08565043023531614917noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168659034296194898.post-13601485868200938102011-07-07T13:46:13.336-04:002011-07-07T13:46:13.336-04:00Pete, I completely agree that it would be easier t...Pete, I completely agree that it would be easier to argue that Job was mythical over Adam. After all, the lessons we learn from the book of Job are profound and no less true if it was not based on an actual person and actual events. Having said that, I honestly have no idea but find the question an intriguing one (just for my own curiosity).<br /><br />I will look into the book and commentary you have referenced by Dr. Collins.<br /><br />As you can see from my recent blog posting, I enjoy wrestling with these things.Brett Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960919914357855373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168659034296194898.post-87735283437291977372011-07-07T13:22:13.725-04:002011-07-07T13:22:13.725-04:00Brett -
I've never really thought about the q...Brett -<br /><br />I've never really thought about the question in terms of Job. Though I would argue for neither, I guess it would seem to me that it would be a lot easier to argue for a mythical Job than a mythical Adam. Due in large part to the way Jesus and Paul deal with Adam in the New Testament, I find it hard to believe him to be anything but historical without having devastating theological implications.<br /><br />That being said, my guess is that Dr. Collins argues in his book that the genre of Genesis 1-2 is what we might call "exalted prose." In order to cooperate with such a text, the reader must understand that while it is literally true, he or she must not impose a literalistic meaning to each word. For example, though Adam definitely existed, it need not necessarily have been in the last 7000 years.<br /><br />Again, I've not yet read the book, though I intend to. I recommend you do the same. <br /><br />Dr. Collins also wrote a commentary on Genesis 1-4 which I've found very helpful.Pete Scribnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565043023531614917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168659034296194898.post-12003860746952998122011-07-07T12:51:43.719-04:002011-07-07T12:51:43.719-04:00This book looks like one that I would love as I fi...This book looks like one that I would love as I find that particular discussion very interesting. The first few chapters of Genesis are perhaps the most difficult to interpret. (Incidentally, I have the same question about the historicity of Job.)Brett Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960919914357855373noreply@blogger.com