Didn't we ix thsi in the 4th Century?

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Alliance
Biblical Literalism...

Originally posted by St. Augustine
It not infrequently happens that something about the earth, about the sky, about other elements of this world, about the motion and rotation or even the magnitude and distances of the stars, about definite eclipses of the sun and moon, about the passage of years and seasons, about the nature of animals, of fruits, of stones, and of other such things, may be known with the greatest certainty by reasoning or by experience, even by one who is not a Christian. It is too disgraceful and ruinous, though, and greatly to be avoided, that he should hear a Christian speaking so idiotically on these matters, and as if in accord with Christian writings, that he might say that he could scarcely keep from laughing when he saw how totally in error they are. In view of this and in keeping it in mind constantly while dealing with the book of Genesis, I have, insofar as I was able, explained in detail and set forth for consideration the meanings of obscure passages, taking care not to affirm rashly some one meaning to the prejudice of another and perhaps better explanation.

Originally posted by St. Augustine
With the scriptures it is a matter of treating about the faith. For that reason, as I have noted repeatedly, if anyone, not understanding the mode of divine eloquence, should find something about these matters in our books, or hear of the same from those books, of such a kind that it seems to be at variance with the perceptions of his own rational faculties, let him believe that these other things are in no way necessary to the admonitions or accounts or predictions of the scriptures. In short, it must be said that our authors knew the truth about the nature of the skies, but it was not the intention of the Spirit of God, who spoke through them, to teach men anything that would not be of use to them for their salvation.

From The Literal Interpretation of Genesis, 408 CE.

Why is there a problem with doubting the literalism of aspects of the Bible today? This was solved 1.6 millennia ago.

Burnt Pancakes
You might wanna edit your title, before it's too late.

Nellinator
Originally posted by St. Augustine = laughing out loud

I remember posting the second quote in this forum before.

BTW, 408 AD = 5th Century

Alliance
Originally posted by Burnt Pancakes
You might wanna edit your title, before it's too late.

I think its always too late.

I accidentally posted this in a thread.

and its late.

and I'm tired...

I have to kill things tomorrow.

Apparently my grammar was not fixed in the 4th Century.

Originally posted by Nellinator
Originally posted by St. Augustine = laughing out loud

I remember posting the second quote in this forum before.

BTW, 408 AD = 5th Century

hahah...I knew someone would post that.

However, Augustine's first inklings into this matter occoureed in the 4th Century.

Nellinator
I find Augustine to be one of the most interesting church fathers. Of all the church fathers I am most interested in him, followed by Thomas Aquanis, whom I am sure you would also find interesting. Both wrote many things about science and Christianity.

Alliance
Yes..."science"...

They are interesting.

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