you are a paradox; you quote my friend, Jefferson, which I like. But, you're methods of reasoning are askew. no one insinuated the bible authors lined up the chapter improperly; rather, what I suggested was that they were not intending to write linear-chronologically. Verse does lend itself to the bending of time.
Further, to assert that "the timing is all screwed up" because of the early discussion of the Trinity in Genesis is to read literally (and linear-chronologically, again). The opposite of what you say you do. you forward a claim based on a literal reading, then say you never read scriptures literally. Now, it might be asserted that my ego is very sensitive because I interpret your statements about egotism vis-a-vis biblical interpretation as directed towards me, personally. I can only deny this, pointing to a persistent commitment to good logical reasoning as my primary motivation: I hoped only to clarify that we are not, actually, in alignment in our stances and assertions.
