The Bible Among the Myths: Unique Revelation or Just Ancient Literature? by John N. Oswalt

Author:John N. Oswalt
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Reference, Old Testament, Biographies, Bible Study, Bible Study & Reference, Old Testament Study, Religion & Spirituality, Christian Books & Bibles
ISBN: 9780310322429
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2009-08-29T22:00:00+00:00

If the liver is raised up and protrudes, the prince will go forth in power.

If the gall bladder is short, a foreigner will rule the throne.

If the teeth of the aborted animal protrude, the days of the king are at an end and another will sit upon the throne.9

The texts do not specify where these interpretations came from, but some scholars believe that they were derived from observation of the results when these same kinds of signs had appeared in the past.10 Thus, given the principle of continuity, if the sign appears again, it is possible to predict that the same results will occur again. Obviously, there is no attempt to understand the effects and implications of human choices. Human choices have nothing to do with the outcome, and it is impossible to do anything to improve on that outcome. This material may indeed involve “history,” but it is not history writing by any stretch of the imagination.

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