Cheryl Schatz

Frank,
I agree with you. The historical, literary and cultural context will all mesh together and should not contradict each other. They are all points that we can anchor our theological “ship” to and when the points align together, we can know that we do not misunderstand. I am amazed at how many Christians believe that the accounts of Adam, Shem and Abraham are merely moral myths and these people may or may not have actually lived. However if they are myths then God deliberately misled us with no historical anchor point. I don’t think so.

Greg,
Glad that you could see that no one here was lumping you into a category of those who attack the Bible.

Paula,
I don’t think your group of friends is so small at all. Lots of us appreciate your wisdom and your gifts.