Originally Posted by
dverna
BWP,
Abraham lived to 175, Isaac to 180....why would you conclude that ancient man would not have comprehended 1000 years?
And Charlie, many of the things you mentioned were not explained in the Bible because ancient man had not discovered these things and no explanation or understanding was necessary. God did not muddy the waters with stuff that was immaterial. Every culture has questioned how we, the world, and the universe was created...thus His description of Genesis is key to His proof of being God.
I do not doubt the word of God. I doubt that God has told us everything....and I am relatively certain that what God told man may not have been recorded with 100% accuracy by man. This potential lack of accuracy will be higher in the Old Testament. God sent his son Jesus to mankind at a time when most of the Mediterranean world spoke Greek. I do not believe that is a coincidence. It reduced the chance of faulty translations and it allowed the Disciples to spread the Word across all lands and cultures without translation.