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Originally Posted by philjones
Since we are on the subject of Noah and error... how long did it take Noah to build the ark or, for sake of continuation of the thought, how long did Noah preach regardless whether he had a pulpit or a crusade tent? All my life I heard 120 years I believe.
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Genesis 6:3 is one verse used to get to that. Many feel this verse is what Peter had in mind when he mentions God's "longsuffering..." Since Peter associates this longsuffering to the time in which the ark was being built, it is reasonable to put the two together. Not a slam dunk case, but reasonable.
Also, just because the "preacher of righteousness" thing hasn't been beat entirely to death yet... Peter quotes from the Book of Enoch in his work; so he was obviously familiar with that book. In the Book of Enoch there is a section where Noah tells of his ancestor, "the seventh from Adam" who was "taken up." It is this passage that Peter quotes. The NT quotes of the Book of Enoch are all from this section, one that purports to have had Noah as the source.
The idea of a "preacher of righteousness" may come from the descriptions given in the Book of Enoch. Here Noah is seen not really preaching to "outsiders" but righteousness to his 3 sons.
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