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Old 09-06-2011, 07:32 AM   #49
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Default Re: Lee and the book of Job

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Yes, you are so right. Back then it was a different humankind than today. It was a humankind that was very limited in their understanding of the cosmos. And a humankind that was dominated by mythologies of all kinds ... that were considered true. Mythologies that we now look back on as lies.
The Bible does have verses that speak of humankind in the most positive way (e.g. pointing to Christ) and also there are verses which speak of humankind in the most negative way. Apparently these two kinds of verses appear contradictory, but in context, I have never been bothered by the "conflict."
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