Quote Originally Posted by Guisslapp View Post
Actually, it sounds exactly like what prehistoric man, without having the benefit of centuries of scientific and philosophical learning, would have thought a god would be - petty and jealous. But it does not sound like the behavior of an omnipotent and all-knowing god. It just had a very unsophisticated feel to it. This gets back to my point about how the more times I have read the bible, or parts thereof, the less easy it is to believe that these are actually divine revelations. They read far more like a collection of related stories of unenlightened man trying to understand the universe, define a value system, and provide for an instrument to effect societal change.
You're opinion is noted, but I don't see how you can "scientifically" make that case. You have faith that the bible is merely a collection of prehistoric fairy tales. I see an internally consistent work created by dozens of authors over thousands of years. I see fulfilled prophecy. I see men who attested to the truth of the resurrection knowing full well that it would cost them their lives. I see 500 eye witnesses who saw a man who had been dead walking on the earth and then ascending to heaven. There is certainly faith involved in my view, but it is far from blind.