37 min
Genesis Episode 3: (S)naked - Humans Fall for the Truth PostBible: Ancient Gods and Ways
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In this episode of the human-origins story, the woman (not called Eve yet!) gets approached by a snake - the most "nakedly ambitious" of all the land animals. (Really?!)
The snake tells her what she can get outta the Tree of All-Knowing, and it sounds pretty good. Spoiler alert: this story may be an explanation of the way things are. This is a favourite tool of the ancient world: using story to make a point about the present reality.
This is a retelling of Genesis 3:1-13, followed by the geeky stuff aka scholarly observations from the Hebrew text, culture, and history; things like: why a snake, contrasts with the Epic of Gilgamesh, what the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil might mean, and good ol' fashioned puns with the word "snake" and "naked."
You can download your own copy of this story for free at https://www.postbible.com!
In this episode of the human-origins story, the woman (not called Eve yet!) gets approached by a snake - the most "nakedly ambitious" of all the land animals. (Really?!)
The snake tells her what she can get outta the Tree of All-Knowing, and it sounds pretty good. Spoiler alert: this story may be an explanation of the way things are. This is a favourite tool of the ancient world: using story to make a point about the present reality.
This is a retelling of Genesis 3:1-13, followed by the geeky stuff aka scholarly observations from the Hebrew text, culture, and history; things like: why a snake, contrasts with the Epic of Gilgamesh, what the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil might mean, and good ol' fashioned puns with the word "snake" and "naked."
You can download your own copy of this story for free at https://www.postbible.com!
37 min