Sunday, January 22, 2012

Is there evidence of early man and the dinosaurs in the Bible?

The Bible has many versions, all stemming from the same ancient books yet translated into a variety of languages.

My Bible is the Good News Bible, Today's English Version, and an odd thing happened when I was reading chapters 1 and 2.

I found evidence of early man (and possibly the dinosaurs) in Genesis.

Or so I thought.

Read the Creation story slowly and closely.  The first chapter is the Creation itself.  Chapter 2 starts out with the seventh day--the holy day of rest.

The fifth day God created creatures that live in the sea and air.  The sixth day God created animals and man.

Then, after God's day of rest, we find the creation of Adam and Eve.

Wait a second.  If Adam and Eve were supposedly the first human beings God created, then why would He have created animals and man and then Adam and Eve?

If you read Chapter 2 carefully, the Bible backtracks a little and tells the story of Adam and Eve on what would be the sixth day.  I picked up a few different Bible versions and found the same evidence, but it was tricky at first.

Sorry, the Bible--so far, anyway--doesn't mention early man or the dinosaurs.  But we'll keep reading . . .

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