Some have taken the approach that the story of creation along with a lot of other old writings are myth. Now before you go balistic we need to think about the word. In the genre the word myth does not mean untrue. It is a way of saying the writing was written as the belief in something and therefore becomes the descriptor of that belief.
I am not sure if the world was created in 6 literal 24 hour periods of time. I am certain that God created it as he says in Genesis. Seems conflicted I am sure but then that is the beauty of the faith, we never quite know what it all is.
Pastor WaynO
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Most would have a problem with the word myth if they did not understand the meaning of the word. I have been learning that sometimes it is a good idea to look up words, because I have discovered that some words we use today, have totally different meanings that what we use them for. So, what's the next question for Genesis?
Deb
Over on his blog (www.jesuscreed.org), Scot McKnight is doing a study on John Goldengay's OT theological works. I confess, I have never read any of Goldengay's stuff, so the only things I know of him are what Scot writes and the comments posted. One thought that Scot writes resonates with me here:
"rather than building a synthetic theology; his books provide an excellent example of narrative or Story-shaped theology. The questions are different; the approach is different; and the result is different."
I believe you are onto something with the 'myth' idea, but I think it may be too radical for the common thinker. I like to approach the Bible as The Divine Narrative. It is God's own story about Himself and His relationship to and with His creation. Central to the entire narrative is the person of Jesus Christ. The narrative of the Old Testament is a series of connected events that give context for Jesus Christ, His message of the Kingdom of God, and His purpose for stepping out of eternity as God the Son and into time as the Son of Man.
'Literalism' of the Biblical text is a fairly new concept (relatively speaking). It is a Western approach and is dangerous in that it becomes fertile ground for dogma. It probably compares to what the Pharisees did with the Law in Jesus day. They elevated the 'letter of the law' to such a high place that it eclipsed the 'spirit of the law'.
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