Cheryl Schatz

Don,

By claiming something that happened in Gen 2 happened on day 6 of Gen 1 implies a merging of the stories that goes too far in my reading. That is, I try assess each story on its own for the point(s) it is making. I do use parts of other stories to make points in a story, such as the God-given name of the man and woman being Adam, yet I do not try to combine them into a single chronological narrative.

I have heard you say this before and it confuses me. Perhaps it is time to try to understand. Are you saying that Adam was created twice? Are you saying that one account is real and another account is just a story that was not meant to be taken literally? How many accounts are literal and how do you decide what is literal and what is figurative? Do you see any harm in taking God at his word and believing that God is the author of all the accounts and that they can be put together without contradiction? Do you see God as the author of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John? Do you allow the accounts to be put together to have one unified account?

Sorry for all the questions. If you choose not to answer them all, that is okay. I thought it is time to set aside my ignorance and try to actually understand what you are saying.

Last question, am I accept by you even though I believe the Bible to be literally true in the creation accounts and believe that God said what He meant and meant what He said?