Adam and the Tree of Knowledge

Achilles achillesz@usa.net
Mon, 15 Feb 1999 22:29:42 -0500 (00919157382, 03284059615774@unifour.com) 

On 15 Feb 99, at 8:36, Ed Tyler wrote:


> Ed

> 

> Actually, it's not a "contradiction," although the inerrantist explanation

> is incorrect.  The "On the day X occurs he/you will die" formula is a

> figurative pronouncement made by rulers and is found several times

> throughout the Old Testament is contexts where it is apparent that death

> is not necessarily going to result on that particular day.  It's merely a

> ruler's way of assigning the death penalty to a given transgression.


Achilles
<Tongue in cheek>
But Ed, you are making the mistake of looking at it as human literature. You 
are trying to correct the text to read the way you think it should, you are 
second-guessing the author Himself! 

If He wanted it to mean what you say it means, He was perfectly capable of 
inspiring it to be written that way. 
</TIC>


/Achilles     achillesz@usa.net

All rights reserved.

Random thought for the moment:

    We can throw rocks. 
           -- Mike in The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress.