Genesis 1-3

[wolfpurplemoon]

Only thought I've had so far (beyond the whole literal creationism=crazy thing) is that Adam just suddenly has that name after being known as 'Man' for much of Chapter 1 and 2, although it depends on the version you read, as my book doesn't mention the name until 3:17 but the SAB starts using Adam at 2:19. Adam then bestows his 'Woman' with the name Eve (3:20), wasn't that nice of him.

Not sure that this is the sort of thing to be noticing, but it's what jumped out at me as I already know the creation story and the fact that chapter 2 starts all over again with God creating everything in a different order from chapter 1!

Actually in a way the first version is better as Man and Woman are created at the same time rather than Woman being created as an after-thought to provide companionship to Adam.

Comments

Re: Greetings

[wolfpurplemoon]

Thanks for reading!

The creation story is crazy if it's taken literally, as there is not a single shred of evidence to support a single moment of it. As just another myth amongst many other creation myths humans made up over the millennia to explain the world around them as they understood it at the time then it's just a step in our advancement and helps us see how far we've come in our understanding of the universe.

It is bad that women be helpers for men, or at least wives helpers for their husbands, because it is part of a primitive culture that sees women as less than men. A healthy relationship should be between two people who treat each other as equals and who respect and love each other.

Re: Greetings

[unw0rthys3rv4nt.livejournal.com]

If the creation story is crazy then what do you believe?

You are making a big assumption saying that the Bible says that women are lesser than men. Another thing is that this "primitive" culture is the basis for a lot of the culture we live in now.

Re: Greetings

[wolfpurplemoon]

I am a science (Zoology) graduate, so that probably tells you all you need to know about what I 'believe' (belief isn't really the right word when it comes to scientific facts) about the origins of life and the universe.

It's really not that big an assumption, the bible mostly ignores women and doesn't name them and there is a lot of stuff about treating women as a man's property, if that's not treating women as less than men then I don't know what is.

I do recognise that our culture is built on primitive ones, and finding out what people believed 'back then' and how they went about understanding the world is very interesting. But that doesn't mean we have to continue to act like them or believe what they believed, instead we should strive to improve our society and study our universe to better understand everything.