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Michelle T Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 do not consider the bible to be a literal account of history/science/creation, but a collection of parables and moral stories, instructions for how to live our lives. Actually, even hundreds of years back, many rabbis and Torah scholars did not consider the story of creation to be literal. There are some Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox who do consider the bible to be literal, but they are in the minority of Jews. Judaism does not have a lot of "this is what you must believe" dogma, but does have a tradition of study, discussion, and debate of what every word of the bible means. Having said all that, I have personally never met anyone Jewish who believes in a young earth. All that I have known (including myself, a Reform Jew) either believe in God as the author of evolution, creating the world through its unfolding, or are secular. Michelle T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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