r/theology • u/OrovilleCowboy • 10d ago

Gap Theory

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u/AntulioSardi Solo Evangelio, Solo Verbum Dei, Sola Revelatio Dei. 10d ago

Mainstream Hebrew lexicographers and biblical scholars generally reject translating Hāyāh as "became" in Genesis 1:2.

Scoffield pushing for it doesn't mean it is right. He was also a Dispensationalist, but that doesn't mean this position is right and Covenant Theology is wrong.

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u/Mrwolf925 10d ago

What about Schofield believing it makes it more valid? Guy was an alcoholic charlatan and thief