That date is clearly wrong, as the book of Hebrews was written in the
... I only said
that if the creation account really did speak of creation from nothing
(ex nihilo) then it could be argued that the text was very late since
these ideas developed around second century CE. Largely out of Greek
philosophy.
... (Your understanding of the text)The two accounts contradict each other only when you force them into
So the two creation accounts focus on different things and clearly
contradict each other in order of creation. But both focus on a
lifeless world existing before God decides to make it into our world.
From a literary and linguistic analysis, they don't contradict, thoughthey focus on different aspects of creation.
...You too.
Everyone have a good fourth.
Joel Stucki
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