I know several guys who are very knowledgeable about The Lord of the Rings. The difference is that they know it's all fantasy.
HW On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 12:14 PM, Charlie Coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >And your relevant studies would be??? > > About a dozen Bible commentary books. Also several (maybe 6 or so?) > Biblical-critical books (e.g. the ones that try to disprove or discredit > the Bible). I've also researched some archeology books and resources. Also > there is a fantastic software program called Quickverse. It's got an > incredible range of resources for Bible study (something like 160 > different > books/studies, etc - but I have not read them all). The Sunday School > class > I used to attend (we moved a little while back) would take in depth looks > at these things. That class was awesome. We didn't shy away from things. > We > even went and interviewed/discussed things with other religions. That was > VERY enlightening. > > >And on what do you base that belief? > > I think you're asking on what do I base my believe that Adam and Eve were > actual people. Basically, I believe in an actual Adam and Eve based on > studies from the above, and the various discussions over my life as a > Christian. Many years ago I had thought maybe they were allegorical, but > then as I studied more and talked about it more I now believe they were > real people. > > And yes, I believe Noah's Ark also literally existed. That one I've not > researched as much yet. > > -Charlie > > -- "Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges." - Tacitus, The Annals of Imperial Rome. --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
