I would say that the conclusion reached is similar to what you read…that (based on the presuppositions if inspiration, authority, and inerrancy) God’s specific revelation through scripture is certain in a way that it is the guide, lens or rule in understanding natural or general revelation.

I would agree…but add that sometimes I think truth uncovered in natural revelation can compliment our understanding of scripture or even correct our erroneous interpretation of scripture.

The classic case being a helio-centric universe correcting the theology of the day which was earth centric…based on a grammatically literal reading of scripture in part.

Now is this the case for evolution an creation? I don’t know for sure but I’m hesitant to right off the scientific world’s claim to overwhleming evidence for both and old earth and universe and evolution of the species. There are many faithful believers who are convinced by the evidence (CS Lewis was one). Could it be that this natural revelation can compliment our underastanding of scripture and override some traditional interpretations? There have apparently been some ancient theologians who argued against a strictly literal view of Genesis.

But, there are issues with that view as well. So I remain undecided with sympathies in both camps.

I think that if God worked through the original writers, why would it be a contradiction for God to work through his Holy Spirit to edit, add detail unavailable to the original writer, and to assemble them together into a single piece of literature?

Actually, I’m very interested in Sailhammer’s view on how the Pentateuch was edited. I think he asserts that some of the poetical parts were added in the times of the prophets as commentary on the original Pentateuch, or something like that.

Another obvious tip off to the later editing are the anachronisms like the “land of the Philistines” in the Exodus…hundreds of years before the Philistines came to the land, etc.

It wasn’t so much, as I saw it, about whether Creationism is valid or invalid but more so about the quality of Creationism that is taught within places like the Bible Belt or within Fundamentalism.

However, I think you are totally correct! Christians do the same thing when they present Evolutionary science too… they often misrepresent the opposing view in order to “win” the “debate.”