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In a private Catholic school I am taking some classes just to expand my knowledge in the origins of our faith. In the last session somebody mention how there is people who believe the bible mentions dinosaurs.

It should not be a big deal. Not until I started searching for answers. As a Catholic, there is an advantage for me, however, I have to go with what the Holly See has to say about dinosaurs mention in the Bible.

Does any one know the exact-refence- of the official teaching on this subject?
 
first and second chapters of Genesis tell how God created the earth and everything in it. It tells the order in which it happened, but not how long it happened. The reference to 6 days of creation means God’s time, not earth time. Plants came before animals (including dinosaurs) and animals came before man (Adam and Eve are the poetic name for the first couple from whom all humans descended). Genesis does not list every kind of animal created. Science explores the geological evidence and does that. The Bible tells of God’s actions, science looks for the evidence of events in the natural world. There is no conflict and “what about dinosaurs?” is irrelevant to consideration of God’s action in creating the universe. The answer is he created them. any reason for this choice of forum?

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In a private Catholic school I am taking some classes just to expand my knowledge in the origins of our faith. In the last session somebody mention how there is people who believe the bible mentions dinosaurs.

It should not be a big deal. Not until I started searching for answers. As a Catholic, there is an advantage for me, however, I have to go with what the Holly See has to say about dinosaurs mention in the Bible.

Does any one know the exact-refence- of the official teaching on this subject?
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Read Job 38/39/40

Douay-Rheims
39 9 Shall the rhinoceros be willing to serve thee, or will he stay at thy crib?

40 10 Behold behemoth whom I made with thee, he eateth grass like an ox.

10 “Behemoth”… In Hebrew, behema, which signifies in general an animal; but many authors explain, that here it is put for the elephant.

Latin Vulgate
39 9 numquid volet rinoceros servire tibi aut morabitur ad praesepe tuum

King James
39 9 Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?
latinvulgate.com/

Addendum I: The King James Version
The lack of Hebrew scholarship at the time contributed to an even greater problem with the Old Testament: The translators didn’t know what it meant.
skypoint.com/~waltzmn/TR.html
 
What does the Vatican thinks about the subject?

I choose this forum because I am desperate to know what the Vatican teaches/suggests about it.
 
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