110,311
edits
Hermeneutics: Difference between revisions
From CreationWiki, the encyclopedia of creation science
Jump to navigationJump to search
no edit summary
m (History and mythology moved to Biblical interpretation) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''History and mythology''' discusses the issue of whether the [[Bible]] should be viewed as history or [[mythology]], as relates to the [[reliability of the Bible]]. | '''History and mythology''' discusses the issue of whether the [[Bible]] should be viewed as history or [[mythology]], as relates to the [[reliability of the Bible]]. | ||
== | == Historical vs. Mythological == | ||
History and mythology bear distinct literary characteristics. These include: | History and mythology bear distinct literary characteristics. These include: | ||
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" | {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" | ||
| Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
|} | |} | ||
== | === Subjects === | ||
=== Timeframes === | === Timeframes === | ||
[[Genesis]] provides specific dates and timeframes for the major events, particularly those related to [[the flood]]. For example: | [[Genesis]] provides specific dates and timeframes for the major events, particularly those related to [[the flood]]. For example: | ||
| Line 54: | Line 54: | ||
This contrasts sharply with [[Greek]] [[mythology]], which was collected from oral traditions by Greek historians and mythographers like Herodotus seeking to record their country's beliefs, as well as poets and dramatists whose manifest purpose was to entertain and inspire, rather than to provide a historical annals. | This contrasts sharply with [[Greek]] [[mythology]], which was collected from oral traditions by Greek historians and mythographers like Herodotus seeking to record their country's beliefs, as well as poets and dramatists whose manifest purpose was to entertain and inspire, rather than to provide a historical annals. | ||
{{Bible portal}} | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Reliability of the Bible]] | * [[Reliability of the Bible]] | ||
* [[Bible]] | * [[Bible]] | ||
