Originally posted by Alliance
No, but the entire opinion of the educated scholarly community does. Augustine is historical proof of this conflict, even from within the mainstream Christian church.
Point out the alleged discrepancies. I guarantee there is no actual contradiction between Genesis 1 and 2.
Originally posted by FeceMan
My terribly uneducated, ignorant opinion says otherwise on the basis of "I have a decent level of reading comprehension."Point out the alleged discrepancies. I guarantee there is no actual contradiction between Genesis 1 and 2.
Originally posted by Adam_PoE
Does The Bible Contradict Itself?
Originally posted by Alliance
Different people have different interpretations. Its even been suggested that they are two differet, yet similar creation myths.It shows there is a simple disjunction between the two stories.
That may be true. But can't you give contradictions from the actual text? That's what you claimed.
Well, matter of fact he is right, though his shenenigans annoy me just as much as you.
Genesis 1:1
9 And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good.
11 Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so. 12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
Genesis 1:2
When the LORD God made the earth and the heavens- 5 and no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth [d] and no plant of the field had yet sprung up, for the LORD God had not sent rain on the earth [e] and there was no man to work the ground, 6 but streams [f] came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground- the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
8 Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. 9 And the LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Now, if you take it literally he just made the plants before the man which he made after he made man.
Kinda contradictiory...if taken literally.
Originally posted by Bardock42
Now, if you take it literally he just made the plants before the man which he made after he made man.Kinda contradictiory...if taken literally.
Also, only contradictory if you assume that Genesis 2 is saying the same thing as Genesis 1. Genesis 2 is continuing the creation account from a different perspective. It specifically deals with humanity. Verse 8 isn't referring to the entire globe when it says god created plants after humans. It's referring to a garden which he made specifically for man. A place called Eden.
Originally posted by YtseYeah, if you don't take it literally but interpret it it can make sense.
Also, only contradictory if you assume that Genesis 2 is saying the same thing as Genesis 1. Genesis 2 is continuing the creation account from a different perspective. It specifically deals with humanity. Verse 8 isn't referring to the entire globe when it says god created plants after humans. It's referring to a garden which he made specifically for man. A place called Eden.