Wondering why you are destroying the beauty of the original text with your own unsubstantiated interpretation.
I'm not "destroying" anything. The old text still exists for traditionalist, purist, sentimental types like yourself. I merely provide my interpretation to preempt all those attempting to discredit the validity and logic of God's word in scripture as being some man-made book of ignorance. The scripture actually DOES make sense (when taken consistently and logically). It's the old, traditionalist, "beautiful" interpretation that represents the illogical nonsense that atheists like to attack. But you're entitled to your interpretation nonetheless. I don't see why someone else interpreting it differently than you represents "destruction" in any sense other than melodrama! As far as what is unsubstantiated or not, my interpretation is no more unsubstantiated than yours is. And mine (unlike yours) can actually be reconciled with EVERY creation text in the bible (as well as scientific accounts of creation). Yours cannot!
You cannot use the text of Hellenist written some 500-1000 years later to spin the original text any way you personally see fit.
Nor is that necessary. But instead of these VAGUE accusations that you insist upon providing, why not point out a SPECIFIC area of the Hebrew text DISPROVES my interpretation IF YOU CAN. If you can't, then your words mean nothing. You simply have a difference of opinion than I do.
That and asking if you were YEC is important, because that tells me you do not take a completely literal view. You choose to interpret text in a personal way not followed by Judaism. These text belong to Judaism, and because Christianity uses them, does not make any willy nilly interpretation correct.
I'm not Jewish! If you don't believe in Christ, then there is no point in you arguing with me over my interpretation of scripture. That is a complete waste of time and an entirely different argument (subject to a different thread). I don't argue between different "religions" because those are not winnable arguments for anyone! The crux of your entire argument at this point is attacking me because I'm a Christian. I have no interested in engaging you in such a debate!
You have shown personal bias by discounting the text of Judaism
So you keep saying, yet in many follow up posts you've FAILED to provide ONE example of this. Saying something over and over again does not make it true. If you can provide evidence to support your ATTACK, then please do so. Otherwise, you have no case!
and placing a higher importance on those of later Hellenist far removed from the collection and compilation and redaction of Genesis.
Again, you have provided no evidence to support your accusations against me. But if your entire argument is predicated on the fact that I believe in Jesus Christ as the messiah, then I will not entertain such an argument. Unlike you, I can agree to disagree. But you don't OWN the bible, and your interpretation is no more or less valid than mine (unless you can demonstrate that with a literal translation that directly contradicts something that I've said).
