Most churches won’t even employ someone who knows the answer to this.
It’s not even a “Won’t tell you.” thing; more of a “Why would anyone question the good book?” thing.
Whenever I looked too closely, I began to be black-listed and got the, “It’s too bad that’s where you are, because we hoped you would be a great leader.”
Not defending stupidity at all, btw, just further emphasizing the blissful ignorance that is largely exonerated in religious circles.
Most churches won’t even employ someone who knows the answer to this.
It’s not even a “Won’t tell you.” thing; more of a “Why would anyone question the good book?” thing.
Whenever I looked too closely, I began to be black-listed and got the, “It’s too bad that’s where you are, because we hoped you would be a great leader.”
Not defending stupidity at all, btw, just further emphasizing the blissful ignorance that is largely exonerated in religious circles.
Which just kills me because the actual answers ARE out there.
For example - What’s the deal with the “begats” chapter and how were people living for hundreds of years?
Answer: They aren’t individuals, they are family lines. Such and such family came from so and so family and lasted 140 years before dying out.
Makes way, way more sense when you read it that way.
Amazing what you can learn by reading Asimov’s Guide to the Bible. ;)
https://a.co/d/5RmDI4h