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Does the Bible actually need to say "dinosaur" for dinosaurs to be real? A lot of people assume yes, and build a whole argument on it: no mention, no coexistence with humans, therefore an unreliable Bible.
Let's slow down and look at what's actually being claimed. First, a simple fact gets skipped every time: the English word "dinosaur" didn't exist until 1841. The King James translation predates that by about two centuries. Expecting the word to show up earlier is like faulting a recipe for not mentioning a kitchen gadget invented after it was written.
Second, scripture isn't silent on massive ancient creatures, it just uses different names. Tannin appears 28 times, translated dragon, serpent, or sea monster. Behemoth gets a detailed description in Job 40: a plant-eating giant with a cedar-like tail and iron-strong bones, unshaken by floodwaters. Leviathan, in Job 41, breathes fire and smoke and can't be tamed or captured. Read those descriptions plainly and it's hard not to think "dinosaur."
Third, and this is the real crux of it: even without any of those passages, one missing word wouldn't unravel the reliability of the whole book. Books leave things out constantly without becoming unreliable. Silence isn't a contradiction. It's just silence.
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Does the Bible actually need to say "dinosaur" for dinosaurs to be real? A lot of people assume yes, and build a whole argument on it: no mention, no coexistence with humans, therefore an unreliable Bible.
Let's slow down and look at what's actually being claimed. First, a simple fact gets skipped every time: the English word "dinosaur" didn't exist until 1841. The King James translation predates that by about two centuries. Expecting the word to show up earlier is like faulting a recipe for not mentioning a kitchen gadget invented after it was written.
Second, scripture isn't silent on massive ancient creatures, it just uses different names. Tannin appears 28 times, translated dragon, serpent, or sea monster. Behemoth gets a detailed description in Job 40: a plant-eating giant with a cedar-like tail and iron-strong bones, unshaken by floodwaters. Leviathan, in Job 41, breathes fire and smoke and can't be tamed or captured. Read those descriptions plainly and it's hard not to think "dinosaur."
Third, and this is the real crux of it: even without any of those passages, one missing word wouldn't unravel the reliability of the whole book. Books leave things out constantly without becoming unreliable. Silence isn't a contradiction. It's just silence.
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To help get answers click here: rforh.com/rforhapp
To Book a Speaker from Reasons for Hope - rforh.com/book-a-speaker
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: bit.ly/2CJcAAb
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