tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083323096351295154.post4737229996134982082..comments2023-10-31T08:59:57.653-04:00Comments on It's Better Left Said: Genesis Chapter 1Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03824159145028030114noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083323096351295154.post-47685548823822061582010-10-04T22:29:06.496-04:002010-10-04T22:29:06.496-04:00My sister can't seem to post a comment with ou...My sister can't seem to post a comment with out a computer crash - so she asked me to post this: <br /><br />I am guessing that you are aware that in synagogues everywhere, the new year brings the start of a new Torah cycle, so your reading was the subject of discussion world wide. We read through the five books twice with the boys, and a watered down version a third time, and my current thinking on it made me really respond to your idea that Genesis is an introduction of God to the masses. I tend to interpret the first books as relating the evolution of God and humanity's mutual understanding of each other. God learns some pretty tough lessons about these creatures - way before they seem to learn much about him. Saying "don't touch that" is not really a great way to set up a place and favoring one child over another has bad consequences. I get a sense of bewilderment when G-- speaks to Cain. Anyway - I just took the high water to be clouds, but maybe there is a possibility left there that we should look at...Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03824159145028030114noreply@blogger.com