Exoneration & Denigration of Eve
Eve’s narrative of the Fall was likely written by a different author than the rest of the Apocalypse of Moses text because …
Eve’s narrative of the Fall was likely written by a different author than the rest of the Apocalypse of Moses text because …
We started talking about gender-related beliefs the ancient people had and how that influenced their interpretations of the text. Essentially all of …
Even though Genesis 2 is from the J source, it incorporates “God Yahweh” from the P source, but the P source came …
We discussed the significance of “In the beginning” vs. “When God began to create” which influences interpretations of the text and readers’ …
Comparing and contrasting the biblical creation accounts and the ancient near eastern myths gave us insight into ancient worldviews. Enuma Elish was …
We discussed how certain portions of the text may have conflict between literary and figurative interpretations (ex. six days of creation and …
In “Dissoi Logoi” it talks about “man as a measure,” meaning that text needs a human agent in order to be interpreted. …
Allegorizing is a technique in which the concrete details of a text represent abstract ideas and doctrines; this technique embodies a more spiritual …
The Bible can’t speak for itself; it needs a human agent to interpret it and bring meaning to the text. Every time …