Quotes about History

It may be hard—sometimes impossible—to see the history in Israel's stories, but we do get a good picture of how these ancient Israelites experienced God.

How do biblical writers talk about the past?

the Bible is ancient, ambiguous, and diverse.

In reading the Bible we are watching the spiritual journeys of people long ago.

As quite distinct from Jewish interpretation, the history of modern evangelical interpretation exhibits a strong degree of discomfort with the tensions and ambiguities of Scripture.

The idea of reimagining God as times and circumstances change should, therefore, not strike us as odd or the least bit troubling—our Bible is full of reimagining. Without it, there wouldn't be a "New" Testament or a Christian faith tradition. The entire history of the Christian church is defined by moments of reimagining God to speak here and now.

And Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.

So Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.

So Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.

So Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.

When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.

So Enoch lived a total of 365 years.