You don\u2019t believe the Genesis account that the world was created in six days, or that Eve was made from Adam\u2019s rib, do you? If the Hebrew Bible\u2019s stories need not be taken literally, why not also accept that the New Testament writers took liberties?<\/i><\/p>\n
Because the Gospels are a different type of literature than the primeval history of Genesis 1-11. The eminent Assyriologist Thorkild Jacobsen described Genesis 1-11 as history clothed in the figurative language of mythology, a genre he dubbed \u201cmytho-history.\u201d By contrast, the consensus among historians is that the Gospels belong to the genre of ancient biography, like the \u2018Lives of Greeks and Romans\u2019 written by Plutarch. As such, they aim to provide a historically reliable account….<\/p>\n
I sometimes cringe at the people that the media trot out as spokesmen for Christianity. The media shun intelligent and articulate Christians in favor of inflammatory preachers and televangelists. Just know that the Christian church is involved not only in defending the sanctity of life and marriage but in a whole range of social issues, such as combating poverty, feeding the homeless, medical care, disaster aid, literacy programs, fostering small businesses, promoting women\u2019s rights and drilling wells, especially in the developing world. Honestly, Christians have gotten very bad press.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n William Lane Craig: This is entirely inconsistent https:\/\/t.co\/4wI1qTtYra<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/IIoOWLSLg3<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Poached Egg (@ThePoachedEgg) December 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n