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"It was his conclusion. Also, that's an illogical extension you're making. Christ and Him crucified should be taken literally ;) Also, please don't confuse "literal" with "accurate, true, authoritative, inspired, or…"

"Was it Stuart's conclusion that we aren't to take the six days literally because Genesis has poetic structures, or your own conclusion? I'm just curious if he mentioned other parts of Genesis need to be taken like less…"

"Hi, I got my newest Bible for my 40th, that's about 4 years ago or so, it probably hung about in the shop for a bit and maybe in the distributers after printing so...somewhere between 4 - 10 years old at a guess:-) BTW I always find it…"

"Dr. Douglas Stewart gave a great lecture on the poetic structure of Genesis 1. Honestly, my point is that if it is so, it in no way affects the credulity of the scriptures. Also, it should NEVER be a point of division. Let's fight for the…"

"I agree with Junjie, great analogy! I had never thought of that before.."

"One guy arguing this once said to me "A day is not like a thousand years to God." I have to say, the worst possible technique for arguing would likely be quoting scripture and inserting the word "not" into the middle of it."

"But that's my point, it's not poetic. Where are you getting that? It is in fact in the style of ancient narrative consistent with historical narratives of the ancient middle east. This particular genre is meant to be taken seriously. The…"

"The style of the creation account is poetic. I didn't call it myth."