I truly don’t understand some of the criticism. First, it’s a movie. Second, wife and I loved it. Third, Noah is a VERY small part of the Bible with actually two, somewhat, conflicting accounts. Were they supposed to make a 3 minute movie? I certainly found none of it disrespectful to what we know or the spirit of the story.
The truth of Genesis is FOUNDATIONAL to the rest of the Bible and this particular episode in the Bible was used by Jesus to indicate the “coming judgement” just before his return to this earth to establish his world-wide government.
ALL of Genesis is absolutely essential and a “foundation rock” for the rest of the Bible. That’s why it is attacked so viciously - as is evident in this movie.
Here’s an example of what I’m talking about, from someone else who wrote about it.
Why is Genesis Important?
http://joelkontinen.blogspot.com/2011/11/why-is-genesis-important.html
Genesis is the key to understanding the Bible. Chapters 1-11 tell us about:
· The origin of the universe
· The origin of man
· The nature of man
· The origin of sin, suffering and death
· God’ goodness and faithfulness
· The horror of sin ( the Fall, the Flood, the confusion of languages at Babel)
· The biblical model of marriage (one man, one woman)
In addition:
· Genesis is the key to understanding the gospel and atonement.
. Genesis is history.
· A consistent Christian worldview requires us to accept Genesis as a historical account of beginnings.
· We cannot defend Christianity or even proclaim the gospel logically, if we do not accept the historicity of Genesis.
Theologians have developed many explanations (for instance, the gap theory, the day-age theory, theistic evolution) in order to make the creation days in Genesis compatible with the assumed millions of years of geology.
The theories have huge problems:
· Has God really said?
· Who is our ultimate authority?
· Radiometric dating methods are based on assumptions. It is impossible to test whether the assumptions are reliable.
· Carbon-14 in diamonds, dinosaur soft tissue, comets
· In the Old Testament, day + number always means a literal day.
” For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them but he rested on the seventh day.” (Exodus 20:11).
God does not say one thing in the Bible and mean something else. He did not need billions of years for creating the universe. In the New Testament Jesus turned water into wine in a second and raised Lazarus from the dead in an instant. He is almighty.
Another one ...
Genesis: Real, Reliable, Historical
by Andrew A. Snelling, Ph.D.
Introduction to Earth’s Catastrophic Past
Why Take Genesis Seriously?
The first eleven chapters of the Bible have been relegated by many to the category of myths, not real history. These are said to contain spiritual truth, but they cannot be taken seriously as records of real people and events. Many sincere Christians who believe the Bible do not know what their pastors believe about the historicity of Genesis. Is it safe to assume that these believe in the following truths?
God created everything in six 24-hour days.
Adam and Eve were real people.
God cursed a perfect world as a judgment for sin.
Noah constructed an Ark by which two of every kind of air-breathing, land-dwelling animal were saved along with Noah’s family from a global flood.
The confusion of languages at the Tower of Babel produced the language groups that are found around the world today.
http://www.icr.org/article/genesis-real-reliable-historical/
Something from “Answers in Genesis” ...
Noah Movie Review: An Unbiblical Film
A group of Answers in Genesis staff attended the opening of Noah last night in a local movie theater. With all the Hollywood hype and news surrounding the controversial film, we were surprised at the low turnout, with only twelve other people in the theater. We had heard many negative reports but were hopeful, based on other comments, that there may have been some redeeming qualities of the film. However, those hopes were dashed against the rocks harder than Hollywood’s ark when it ran aground in the film. This point should be one that jars us to attention, realizing that our hope is not in a Hollywood film but in something infinitely more redeeming in quality: the person and work of Jesus Christ.
There are four elements from the biblical account that you will recognize in this film, but little else from Genesis 6–9. First, of course, there is a man named Noah, and he has three sons with the biblical names. Second, Noah builds an ark that is true to the biblical proportions (though it did not look seaworthy) and there were lots of animals that came to him and were on board (though far more creatures were crammed inside than were needed). Third, there is a flood that appears to cover the entire globe (though it’s not explicitly taught). Fourth, mankind is depicted as extremely wicked (but because the film’s agenda is more about the environment, man’s wickedness was not so much sin against God but in how people were destroying the earth).
Ultimately, there is barely a hint of biblical accuracy in this almost two-and-a-half-hour film. But beyond being shocked at the massive distortions of God’s Word in Noah, we can recognize one opportunity: if you know of someone who has gone ahead and watched Noah (even with all the cautions AiG and others have presented about this unbiblical film), you can point a non-Christian toward trusting in God’s Word and the forgiveness offered in Jesus.
Here are just a few more of the many concerns with what we are calling a pagan film. (A more detailed review will be posted on the weekend that will point out many of the film’s pagan elements.)
... more at the link ...
http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/noah-movie/review-noah-movie-unbiblical
You are your wife need to undertake directed Bible Study as soon as possible. Your souls are at stake. Clearly you have no power of discernment at this point.
How can a “retired state prosecutor” be so utterly bereft of ability to see through a scam (of pagan ideas masquerading as Christian ones)?