"I'm not interpreting it, I'm just reading it!"

[J.E.S (Jonathan)]

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@jpm

I was thinking along the same lines. Let’s assume evolution, geology, astronomy and so forth are off the table, just as they were to the original writer and audience.

When you read Genesis, would you think it was a textbook of natural Earth science, or would you find it a revelation about the nature of God, and his relationship to humanity?
Would you put forth your interpretation as being the word of God?

To be honest, I would put my interpretation forth as the Word of God…because it IS the Word of God. I believe that God created the heavens and the earth in 6 literal days by the power of his Word, and that he rested on the seventh literal day. That’s what it says in the Bible, so if you think my “interpretation” is not the word of God, you should talk to Him, not me.

This goes for you too, @Benkirk.