If Jews don't believe it, why do some Christians still cling to it?

I am a Christian and I believe in evolution. I take the first testament as "stories" meant to teach a lesson.

You also have to understand that the OT is NOT the same thing as the Tanakh. Starting literally with Genesis 1:1, the Tanakh states:

"At the beginning of the creation of heaven and earth, when the world was unformed and desolate, G-d said, "Let there be light."

I can't find the link to the commentary I read earlier, but the general idea was that this was not meant to give an exact chronology, but to give the importance of each step and the way they all worked together.

I will try and get back with the link if I can find it.

I'm just curious, because I didn't know this: How do the Jews believe things came to be? I thought they believed the same as Christians because the creation story is in the OT.

From what I have read, much of this Young Earth revival in Christians came about only in the last 50 years since WWII and the Red Scare. Prior to that most Christians accepted that Adam and Eve was a metaphor.

It is possible that the literalist movement was allowed to flourish when we were fighting (Atheistic) Communism and that, like the Red Scare itself, it got out of hand.

The Old Testaments are story's from towns passed down, then finally put together to form a book in order to unite the Church. People need to understand that first. It was there for guidance and understand of gods will and work. I don't belive that it was ever ment to be take literally.

The New Testment are letters from deciples, and not the actual word of Jesus. The Bible has been around for thousands of years, and that can always lead to misinterpretations.

So again I state, the Bible is here to help us understand God and Jesus, but lets not take it too literal. Just have faith in god above, and thats all you need.

Answer: I'm going to add two things to this discussion. First, according to my Jewish contacts the Tanakh (Jewish scriptures) is NOT the same thing as the Christian "Old Testament" -- which is based on mistranslations of the Tanakh.

Also, there are RELATIVELY FEW "Young Earth Creationist Jews" UNLESS you are counting the so-called "Messianic Jews" who are actually Fundamentalist Christians by theology and are masquerading as something they are NOT.

Jews do not believe that Jesus was the Messiah, either. But the time prophecy in Daniel 9 couldn't be clearer.

But since I believe that Jesus was the Messiah, and He accepted the creation account as fact, who am I to disagree with Jesus?

I agree with you. I could never tell you why they cling to it because I don't understand Christians that take everything as absolute fact. My mom (lol, i'm quoting my mommy) says the first sign of an evil religion is when it claims itself as absolute fact.

Anyway, i think that evolution and God can exist in this world. I think God created things using evolution, it never ceases to amaze me the power that he has.

Thanks for listening!

you can't make a generalization based on a few jewish people that you've spoken to. orthodox jews believe in creationism and i find it hard pressed that you will find one to argue it. personally, i think evolution and the "story" of adam and eve can go hand in hand. why couldn't adam and eve be a metaphor for the first humans? i am jewish by the way... everyone has their own views - you cant say that jewish people soley believe this and christians that.. there's more to it than black and white

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Hello my friend,

I find it odd that atoms are what everything is made out of, and Adam is the first human.

Most would say that Christians made up Adam based on atoms, however, lets look at what was first.

The story of Adam was around a hell of a lot longer than atoms, were called atoms.

Weather Adam and Eve are real, ( I believe they were )

Science used Adam as an influence on atoms, its basic thought.

Either way, I believe the bible is truth, but also like a story with a lot of morals.

Well at least you and I are on the same page, god exists and Jesus exists and thats all that matters.

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