![]() ![]() Anyway, I met with this Rabbi, and he had opened on his desk, the Sefer Ha-Aggadah – The Book of Legends from the Talmud and Midrash, which is basically a compilation of various commentaries by Rabbis. ‘Now most Jews, like most contemporary liberal Christians – if there is such a thing – are unequally yoked – they more often than not marry outside their religion. As there are different Christian dominations, there are different types of Jews, such as Orthodox, less than 10% of the Jews in America, who are more fundamental in their faith then, there are modern and liberal Jews who identify themselves with the Jewish race and Israel, but may not believe that the Torah is inspired by God as handed down, or that all the stories are pure accounts.’ Years back researching the account of the twelve patriarchs – the sons of Jacob (Israel), I met with one of the most prominent rabbis in the city. And Jude confirms that there was an account or Book of Enoch, who was of the seventh generation from Adam and was alive during the lifetime of Adam and Seth, and who was the father of Methuselah, the grandfather of Noah, who died the year of the Flood.’ ![]() It is said that the first man Adam kept an account of things. ‘The scriptures are inspired by God, to whom it is no problem to guide and preserve His words. Nevertheless, for perhaps a thousand years oral tradition was responsible for how generations learned their history.’ This does not disprove the Hebrew account, it only supports that there was a flood. It is true that there are many differ accounts from differ cultures of the Flood or great deluge. ‘…Now, on the translations and how we got the Bible it is well documented that oral tradition, where stories and testimonies were handed down generation to generation, played a key role. ![]() Indeed the Bible is not outdated, it is an unwavering truth it provides living waters it is as God Himself, ‘ an ever-present help (Psa. 3:15-16).’ And even if someone did not believe they were from God, a reasonable seeker of truth could not deny the thousands of facts and useful teachings the Bible offers. The Spirit of God, which convicts our conscience, not only created science but is knowledge, and is able to, as Christ said, ‘ teach us all things (John 14:26).’ Likewise, the Holy Scriptures are ‘ able to make us wise…’ because ‘they are inspired by God (2 Tim. ‘…Now, we do not have to argue whether the Bible is ancient, that is a given what the real questions include: ‘Is it from God’ and ‘Has it been mistranslated or corrupted as many say? If one was seeking wisdom, or true philosophy, or a pure and true religion, even seeking a foundation for history, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and geography, then the Bible would not only significantly assist their study, but if they were without bias, they would discover that the Holy Scriptures provide the foundation for all truths and sciences for the very word ‘science’ comes from the Latin word ‘ scientia,’ which means knowledge. Too bad these truths do not satisfy all, so we must once again do as Peter said: ‘ be ready to give an answer or make a defense to everyone who asks us to give an account for the hope that we have (1 Pet. Yes it is a very old book but no, it is not outdated. ‘…Of course the simple answer is yes and no. “…On the subject matter of ‘whether the Bible is an archaic book?’ The follow is from The Last Trial, by a servant edited for 2017: ![]()
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