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Originally Posted by Nallyo
Look again at the tenses used. The tenses in Genesis 2 are in the past tense (perfect, imperfect, I should have paid more attention in English class). I do not have my Bible with me right now, but I can quote the sections in question to you if need be. Pay close attention to the use of had, have, and the tenses of the main verbs.
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Genesis 1&2 in most bibles are in past tense. I don't know if this is in the orginal languages or part of translation.
My writing teacher would make every one write reports of books or movies in present tense for example the wicked witch dies (instead of died) in the wizard of OZ. Some "englishy" folks have a strict idea of temporal continuity. I can't tell if it was applied to Genesis or not. Most bibles are all past tense how do you weight the order? If you go in order presented then the stories are different. If you really want me to I can post the text but going here is better
http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible/