Examining the Assumptions of Mosaic Creationism vis-a-vis the Assumptions of Evolutionary Creationism

Chris, thanks for reading the OP and for constructing your post using its terms. It’s been helpful to my thinking. Here are my responses to your proposed “assumptions” one by one.

I don’t hold this assumption because I don’t believe the Bible has scientific content. On the contrary, I believe it would be anachronistic of us, and - if can borrow a concept from you and Walton - culturally insensitive, to suggest that it does.

As for the issue of science, I deal with it in the first “Stipulation” of the OP:

Therefore, because I don’t hold this assumption and because the essential point you’re wanting to make - especially in your bullets - is already addressed in the OP, I’ll leave it as is.

Your definition of “accommodation” is based on your view that the Bible speaks a deficient form of science. You are not accepting these ancient Scriptures on their own terms. You are imposing modern Western intellectual paradigms on pre-modern writers. As has been rightly said, “The Scriptures were written for us, not to us.” To assume that it’s trying - however feebly - to address the scientific concerns we have is to be anachronistic. I don’t think this way about the Scriptures and therefore don’t carry the assumption here that you are proposing.

I think here you have indeed hit on something that would be useful to add to “Assumptions” of Mosaic Creation in the OP. I’ve already inserted it as assumption “2.a.” I did, however, need to modify the wording as it didn’t accurately describe me the form you originally proposed it.

Thanks again for your helpful post.