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Hi Peter,
I understand your argument, but I don't see how it fits the examples.
Ge 6:4 "heroes of old" - olam refers back to the time of the Nephilim, not the
"very beginning" and not eternity past from tne viewpoint of the writer!
De 32:7 "Remember the days of old" when? "ask your father to inform you"
about what? The period of human history described in the subsequent verses, not 'the beginning of
time'.
Jos 24:2 "long ago your forefathers" . How can this mean "ever since creation, as
far as we know"?
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Response:
Not really, Karls example would be accepted by mainstream Christian
theologians. ...
... My hesitantcy to give you examples is because of the position you
continue to maintain with respect to the twenty or so (with past reference)
I've already given you. They just require a brief glance at context, as far
as I know examples with respect to future reference require a bit of
reasoning. I think the examples with past reference are sufficient, why would
olam be used differently with future reference anyhow?
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