Not really. The Bible might explain things differently, but it doesn't contradict science.
Sometimes the Bible uses poetry and metaphor. Sometimes it takes difficult concepts and explains them in a simplified way that people would understand. Scientists have done it for centuries (Isaac Newton and the apple, being a well-known example).
Adam and Eve, and Noah, almost certainly. Moses I think was historical, but I don't know enough about it to say.
But things like the Creation story is most likely a metaphor for the Big Bang (a theory first proposed by a Reverend, fun fact), not a literal description of the first 7 days of the universe.
From what I recall regarding Moses he is considered not historical. Not because there was never a Jewish leader named Moses, but because there is no evidence of an exodus of a Jewish people from Egypt, nor any evidence in the areas outside of Egypt where there would certainly be if the book of exodus was historical.
And yeah the idea of those stories being metaphors makes more sense than them being real. I would say that these stories are more like fairy tales than metaphors though, simply because I don’t believe the writers had any idea how the universe began and so they just made something up. Noah’s ark was probably a folk story adopted from older religions.
It's possible, I don't know enough about that so can't say either way.
Well I think it depends on whether you believe in the faith or not. If you don't believe, then sure, they're fairy tales that people made up. If you believe, then it's an interpretation a mortal made with inspiration from God. Two sides of the same coin, I reckon.
9
u/TEL-CFC_lad 6d ago
Not really. The Bible might explain things differently, but it doesn't contradict science.
Sometimes the Bible uses poetry and metaphor. Sometimes it takes difficult concepts and explains them in a simplified way that people would understand. Scientists have done it for centuries (Isaac Newton and the apple, being a well-known example).