I wouldn’t say it “wrong” so much as it is fantasy literature. Looking to the Bible for geography is like reading The Lord of the Rings to figure out where the Colorado river is.
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UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 day agoIt’s been in there for 6000 years. If it was wrong, someone would have corrected it by now
wuffah@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
luthis@lemmy.nz 1 day ago
That’s a huge over estimation, but yes
icelimit@lemmy.ml 21 hours ago
The Bible wasn’t written 6000 years ago. It posits that history began 6000 years ago.
andros_rex@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
That idea comes from James Ussher, an Irish religious leader, based on his interpretation of the biblical genealogies.
jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 17 hours ago
The Bible does not posit that the earth is 6,000 years old. You’re thinking of Dispensationalists.
icelimit@lemmy.ml 14 hours ago
Oh joy yet another denomination.