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Genesis 1:3: "And God said, Let there be light: and there was light." To a biblical literalist, this is all the evidence we need that God spoke these exact words.
However, it is now known that Genesis chapter 1 was actually written quite late in Jewish history - during the Babylonian Exile. This is a very poetic statement of creation, but there is no reason either to believe it was divinely inspired or that these were the very words of God.
For more information, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/theology/the-story-of-creation
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∙ 9y agoThe author of the Torah, in its entirety, was Moses (Deuteronomy 31:24), to whom God dictated its text (Exodus 24:12), including Genesis.Note also, that Genesis did not come to Moses as a surprise. The Israelites had always handed down the earliest traditions, even before Moses:What_did_the_early_israelites_read
According to tradition, there is only one Genesis creation-narrative, with ch.2 serving as an expansion of the brevity of ch.1, not a separate set of events (Rashi commentary, Gen.2:8). In ch.1, God created the universe from nothing (Exodus 20:11, Isaiah 40:28; Maimonides' "Guide," 2:30; Targum and Nachmanides on Gen. 1:1; Rashi commentary, Gen.1:14), and in ch.2, God performed specific acts within the broader picture.
While Judaism has always seen the Torah as an intricate tapestry that nonetheless had one Divine source, some modern authors such as Wellhausen (the father of modern Biblical-criticism, 1844-1918) have suggested artificially chopping up the narrative and attributing it to various authors, despite the Torah's explicit statement as to its provenance (Exodus 24:12, Deuteronomy 31:24). This need not concern believers, since his claims have been debunked one by one, as Archaeology and other disciplines have demonstrated the integrity of the Torah. No fragments have ever been found that would support his Documentary Hypothesis, which remains nothing more than an arbitrary claim:
http://religion.answers.com/theory/debunking-the-jepd-documentary-hypothesis
http://www.apologeticspress.org/apcontent.aspx?category=6&article=1131(a Christian author)
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Who said let there be light?
Supposedly God said "Let there be light"
What did God create on third-day?
God said let there be light
How was the sun invented?
God said "Let there be light," and there it was.
Why did they invent ice crem?
God said let there be light! He said let there be life! He said let there be something for Americans to overspend and overreat!
What Scriptures with the word light?
Genesis 1:3 God said, "Let there be light," and there was light
How was the sun known to be created?
In the beginning god said, "let there be light...'
Why was the first flashlight invented?
Because God said, "Let there be light!"
How old was jesus when he said let there be light?
Here the bible very, very clearly states that in the book of Genesis It was god and not Jesus that said Let there be light.
When is light first mentioned in the Bible?
Gen:1:3: And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
What did Chuck Norris say when God said let there be light?
"I am chuck Norris"
What happened in the dream time?
in the beginning god created the heavens and the earth the earth had no FORM AND WAS JUST flat and grey and waters covered the earth...then god said let there be light and there was this great light shining from the heavens and god said that it was good...then he said let there be land and so gigantic mountains rose up and created land...and god said that it was good....then he said let the water be separated into the oceans and seas and the sky and so the water parted and the oceans and the sky came into being and god said it was also good. To know the rest of the dreamtime story read the bible!!!! its all in there word for word....
When does genesis mention the sun?
and God said "let there be light." and that is where the sun comes into the picture
