The person who believes the earth was literally created in 7 days, & this guy who thinks Christianity is undone by proving it wasn't, are both reading the Bible with a child's level of analysis (which unfortunately seems like it might be the norm). IMO both are horribly wrong.

It's an extremely complex piece of literature (made more so by many edits & translations). It is assembled from many different authors & encompasses many different writing styles. It is full of poetry, metaphors, symbolism, & parables.

Reading it as though it is some sort of perfect & literal record of history turns it into a cartoon that is mostly devoid of meaning. Reading it that way & then calling it a meaningless cartoon is like sitting in your car seat & pointing out that your little brother with the pretend steering wheel isn't really driving.

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Lee Irons, [The Framework Interpretation: An Exegetical Summary](https://www.opc.org/OS/html/V9/1c.html)

Frank isn't dismissing the literary value of the book, but rather commenting on Christianity. I'd be curious how your definition and his definition of Christianity compare.

Bible Project podcast has opened my eyes to this fact. It's the journey of a lifetimetryiing to understand it.

Macro evolution has never been scientifically proven