tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865491821256460232.post9134414886670141053..comments2024-03-23T07:33:56.741+11:00Comments on Dr. Andrew Corbett: Why Creation (& Not Evolution)The weekly pastoral blog of Dr. Andrew Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649631138124231214noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865491821256460232.post-74534363996430067522009-05-06T16:37:00.000+10:002009-05-06T16:37:00.000+10:00I think you're right. What you refer to as the "ex...I think you're right. What you refer to as the "extreme" literal approach might be better defined as a "wooden" literal approach. To take the Bible literally is to take it as it was intended. Many Biblical scholars do not consider that the 'days' of Genesis 1 were intended to be taken as 24 hour days but rather they have discovered that the Hebrew word "yom" can refer to a sometimes unspecified period of time.The weekly pastoral blog of Dr. Andrew Corbetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649631138124231214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865491821256460232.post-62760114136241826162009-05-03T13:52:00.000+10:002009-05-03T13:52:00.000+10:00The problem is not with Evolution vs. Creation as ...The problem is not with Evolution vs. Creation as much as it is with the insistence of fundamentalist Christians on an extreme literal approach to Genesis. This is the root of the problem and what is ultimately pushing people over the line.Virgil Vaduvahttp://unfinishedchristianity.comnoreply@blogger.com