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A college text on astronomy tells us nothing Australia, the steam engine or the Heimlich maneuver, either. Since it doesn't cover these topics, does that mean it serves no purpose?
For me, can't speak for the OP, that isn't necessarily the point. The point, really, is that it mentions NOTHING outside of what the people of that time and place knew. It mentions nothing from other parts of the world, nothing of note as far as science, math, or anything else like that. It is rather odd that a book supposedly the word of God, would make no mention of ANYTHING that the people didn't already know about.
You mentioned bacteria. And although the Bible doesn't mention the bacteria by name, why Leviticus Chapter 14 has a crackerjack way of curing Leprosy.
To paraphrase:
14:2-52) God's law for lepers: Get two birds. Kill one. Dip the live bird in the blood of the dead one. Sprinkle the blood on the leper seven times, and then let the blood-soaked bird fly away. Next find a lamb and kill it. Wipe some of its blood on the patient's right ear, thumb, and big toe. Sprinkle seven times with oil and wipe some of the oil on his right ear, thumb and big toe. Repeat. Finally find another pair of birds. Kill one and dip the live bird in the dead bird's blood. Wipe some blood on the patient's right ear, thumb, and big toe. Sprinkle the house with blood 7 times.
Now if that's not science, I don't know what is!!!!
The point of the OP is very simple . There is not one shred of knowlwdge in the Bible that was not already known to humans . Absolutely nothing new , in ANY field of knowledge , is provided in 66 books written by the creator of the entire universe writing to a semi literate nomad desert tribe .
The fact that the Bible doesn't mention Chevy trucks or X boxes isn't the point . The point is that God finds absolutely nothing of value that is unknown to the Jews to reveal to them , in 66 books . A group of tribal nomads that think you can tell your wife's honesty by poisoning her and watching the results , or that think you can change the colors and patterns on cattle by feeding them before different colored sticks at a trough , and there is NOTHING in the universe that God feels like should be told the Jews that they don't know ?
If you want people to believe in you, predict a gas giant planet with brilliant rings and multiple moons when such is unknown and unheard of in biblical times . Who could question the reality of God if it predicted Saturn, or other galaxies , both common astronomical knowledge today?
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
Because it was written during the Bronze Age in the Middle East?
Rome is in the middle east? Whoda thunk? Thanks for the history lesson. I also remember they were big into Iron swords and concrete. Had an advanced civilization by most accounts.
Job 38:31-32 Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades,
Or loose the belt of Orion?
Can you bring out Mazzaroth[ (Arcturus) in its season?
Or can you guide the Great Bear (Big Dipper) with its cubs?
Oops, someone paid attention to the constellations
Below is a short list of things you won't see mentioned in the Bible ( to the best of my memory . Maybe I'll stand corrected on one or two)
Pi
Germs
Bacteria
Viruses
Special theory of relativity
General theory of relativity
A listing of the planets in our solar system
Galaxies
Electrons
Protons
Neutrons
Any other particle of physics
Calculus
Distance to the sun
Diameter of the moon
Distance to the moon
North America
South America
Australia
The Pacific Ocean
Frozen polar regions
Mt Everest
Kangaroos
Platypus
Llama
Penguins
Native Americans
Australian aborigines
Vaccinations
Printing press ( would have been helpful for printing these Bibles cheaper and faster )
Steam engine
Heimlich maneuver
Abolition of slavery
Equal rights for women
Child protection rights
Or, to put it another and shorter way, there is nothing in the Bible that wasn't already known to man. No new ideas, no new medical advice, no info on math, astronomy, etc, no lands or people's not already known to Jews, no animals not already know to Jews, no new inventions , nothing . In all of a book dictated by God for the benefit of humans, not one single bit of knowledge or advice that wasn't already known to humans . God dictates 66 books and in not a one of them does He reveal anything new to humans .
Wonder why that is ?
OK, and which of your topics have to do with understanding who God is and how to be in relationship with Him? Which happens to be the point of the Book?
Or, to put it another and shorter way, there is nothing in the Bible that wasn't already known to man. No new ideas, no new medical advice, no info on math, astronomy, etc, no lands or people's not already known to Jews, no animals not already know to Jews, no new inventions , nothing . In all of a book dictated by God for the benefit of humans, not one single bit of knowledge or advice that wasn't already known to humans . God dictates 66 books and in not a one of them does He reveal anything new to humans .
Wonder why that is ?
Perhaps you should read through the book of revelations?
Basically you are pointing out that the bible is man made and made at a time when none of those things were known to man. Which is why I say the bible does not say God created the universe. It wasn't know to the ancients so their God could not have created it. Time distortion over such vast distances would preclude such a possibility anyway.
Funny thing, I've been harboring a similar line of thinking for a while now. You nailed it way better than I ever could have. Great minds ....
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Great minds .... 
