People
with Christian Biblical Heritages are taught a very different story about the
Garden in Eden. Let’s begin by reviewing the Garden in Eden story. Three
changes in the story make it impossible to see the original story or discover
its ancient wisdom lessons. See which version you have been taught. Continue
reading at -
http://mailchi.mp/21f45dbe487f/which-version-of-the-garden-in-eden-story-have-you-been-taught
A snake told Eve that humans would acquire the knowledge of God simply by taking a bite of fruit. But God had told them that if they ate that fruit, they would die. Adam was standing right beside her the whole time – he did or said nothing. Eve took a bite, gave it to Adam, told him to take a bit, he did, and guess what they discovered – they noticed something they had never noticed before and made some loincloths. God showed up and wanted to know what was going on -- Adam threw Eve under the bus! Continue reading at -- http://mailchi.mp/7fbf52a92d9d/the-i-never-noticed-that-thing-before-trial
If
your translation of the Bible says that “God created women to be
helpers for men,” your translation is simply WRONG! The
Hebrew text says, “A woman is an `ETZER KENEGDO.” Continue reading to find out what those
Hebrew words mean; it could change your life and relationships -
http://mailchi.mp/a4533658d92c/the-adam-is-no-longer-alone
Yahweh did TOV by giving
the ADAM a commandment that will protect his life. However, Yahweh also gave the
ADAM the freedom to eat the fruit of a tree that will cause him to begin to
die. Yahweh also said that “being alone is NOT TOV (good) for the
ADAM”, but He did NOT say,
“being alone is RA (evil) for the ADAM.” Find out what the ADAM said,
and more. Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/99135c66c811/the-first-time-a-human-speaks-in-the-bible
Yahweh formed ADAM in one place and planted a garden east
of that place. The garden is in a place named Eden. Yahweh took ADAM to the
garden. An unnamed river flowed from Eden
into the garden and became four rivers that flowed out of it. The Tree of Life
is the garden. So why is that tree so important. Eternal life is the reward for
eating its fruit. There were lots of “Tree of Life” stories in the ancient
world, but the Bible’s story is very different. Continue reading at -
http://mailchi.mp/3bed0200b40c/the-location-of-the-tree-of-life
For
ancient audiences, this story was known as “The Wisdom of the Creator.”
It was the most valuable information of all. They used it to guide them in
their daily lives. They also knew that they needed it to discover more ancient
wisdom principles that are embedded in the stories that follow it. The people hearing the scribes read were
not sitting straight rows silently listening to an authority figure. In many
ways it was like a game, in which the audience listened for things that scribes
intentionally highlighted. Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/7d3aca547a31/joining-the-game-of-acquiring-ancient-wisdom
It
is no accident that the word TOV appears seven times in the First Story in
Genesis. This is a scribal technique designed to highlight key words
in a context. TOV is one of the most important words in the Hebrew Scriptures. Being
aware of the Big Picture of TOV will help you more
accurately understand the stories that follow the First Story in
Genesis – and the teachings of the Jewish Jesus. Continue reading at
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http://mailchi.mp/fda277861fc6/the-big-picture-of-tov
