The subject is the Creation story and the concept of Paradise.Parker and Brock point out in the first chapter of "Saving Par
adise," that "Humanity, like God, was responsible for making life flourish, so that joy and beauty might bless the world."(p. 15)
Phyllis Trible notes that in Genesis 2, God made a creature from clay. he hebrew word, adam (earthling), is NOT a proper name for a male individual, but a generic noun that designates a being made of ha-damai(earth). As in Genesis 1, adam was a generic human being, encompassing male and female.....
How does this reading change the way we see Adam and Eve in the Garden? (p.16)
Does it matter how the Garden of Eden is portrayed to us? How does the telling of the Creation story in this new interpretation change the way we view male and female as well as the relationship between God and human with regard to the stewardship of the Earth (Eden)?
Wait, can you clarify what we're reading? Are we reading all of chapter 1?
ReplyDeleteI think we should jump into the first chapter, yes.
ReplyDeleteLet's not read the book in fits and starts.
We've been dwelling on the prologue for a couple of weeks now.
Let's read the full first chapter and discuss it.
The subject is the Creation story and the concept of Paradise.
Is anyone else out there?
ReplyDeleteHas anyone else had a comment eaten? I did try to post chapter thoughts a week ago but the post never appeared.
Sorry for the lack of activity.... I guess this format may not work for people....
DeleteI don't think anyone is posting comments. Robin and I have chatted and think maybe we need to find a different format for a discussion. I don't know what might have happened to your previous comments, I didn't get any notification of them in my email so can't tell...
Sorry for the lack of activity.... I guess this format may not work for people....
Do we have any sense of why people aren't posting? Are people not reading the book, or forgetting to check the blog, or is it just the cumulative power of inertia--no one posts so no one else posts?
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