What does the Bible say about dinosaurs?
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Bible, King James Version
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Before this...there were references to 'dragon' bones over 2,000 years ago in China.
In the bible--'dragons,' 'sea monsters' or "tanniyn" in Hebrew (debatable translation apparently), appear throughout the old testament.
There are also different interpretations of the leviathan in Job 40-41.
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M$Many other animals are not mentioned because all the bible writes about are what the authors knew about in their part of the world. There are no kangaroos or polar bears or penguins etc.
The animals which are mentioned in the bible are not well identified because the meanings of the Hebrew words have been lost. The translators do their best but the neither the writers of the bible nor the translators knew much about animals or how to identify any except for domestic ones.
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I'm not crazy about the second half of this explanation because Hebrew is a language that is still very much in use today so, yes translators have a hard time but they had words for things like 'whale' and 'alligator' so we would know if that is what they were talking about.
For example the Leviathan could be describing something similar to one of those sea creatures but then why would Job just use the word for those?
Also a lot of animals are mentioned and described in the bible. The people probably had to live with them and hunt for themselves back in biblical times so they had a good amount of knowledge of animals.
This is a confusing subject! I find arguments for both sides that sound right : /
I received a comment that is not showing up but this is my reply to it. Although Hebrew is alive and well now, for centuries it was only a language of religious studies. The problem with translating animal names is well known among Hebrew scholars. The ancient Israelis were not hunters and hunting is basically forbidden to observant Jews. They did not have a word for whale, there were no whales nearby. That's why no one knows what a Leviathan was. If any translation says alligator, that would be an example of a mistake since there are no alligators in the Old World at all, only in America.
The Bible's primary purpose is to teach us the truth about God and His (or Her) love for us and how we should love each other, not to teach facts about history or science.
All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that one who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, section 105 and following: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt1sect1chpt2.shtml
With love in Christ.
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M$hope I could help.
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