Biblical Hebrew Forum

["JAMES CHRISTIAN READ" <JCR128 AT student.apu.ac.uk>]

Shoshanna wrote:
It's our tradition, I don't have the sources.

They were created, had the children, and sinned and got expelled - 
all in one day.
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JCR: But this would present a number of problems which 
are irreconcilable with the biblical account. The most 
important obstacle you would have to overcome is why 
on earth the children would grow old and die if they 
had never committed this original sin. Secondly, you 
would have to come up with a reasonable internal 
textual reason for why the birth of children is only 
mentioned after the expulsion narrative in a new 
narrative which is clearly post-expulsion in context.

Joel wrote:
It important to note that she is the mother of _all_ living. This is
not just humans but part of her calling. Just as Adam gets to till the
earth and take care of things, Eve gets to mother everything. These
are archetypal symbols.
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JCR: Enjoying the 4th July festivities? Haven't been 
drinking by any chance have you?

So, let me get this straight... Contrary to accepted 
tradition and the internal testimony of Proverbs 8:22-24 
the earth, heavens and water already existed before 
Genesis 1:1, barah doesn't mean create because that 
would contradict your theory that the author of Genesis 
copied from ancient creation myths, and in line with 
other mythical stories Eve was the mother of all the 
animals? I'm noticing an interesting pattern in all of 
your theories. They all seem to share the same basic 
common elements:

a) They contradict accepted tradition
b) They could be offensive to many who hold their faith 
dear
c) They all seem to be influenced by extra biblical 
texts and or pagan religious texts
d) They all depend on an entirely spurious linguistic 
line of 'evidence'
e) They are all completely unprovable
f) None of them stand up to close linguistic and/or 
textual scrutiny/analysis

James C. Read
UK


0atradition and the internal testimony of Proverbs 8:22-24 
the earth, heavens and water already existed before
Genesis 1:1, barah doesn't mean create because that
would contradict your theory that the author of Genesis
copied from ancient creation myths, and in line with
other mythical stories Eve was the mother of all the
animals? I'm noticing an interesting pattern in all of
your theories. They all seem to share the same basic
common elements:

a) They contradict accepted tradition
b) They could be offensive to many who hold their faith
dear
c) They all seem to be influenced by extra biblical
texts and or pagan religious texts
d) They all depend on an entirely spurious linguistic
line of 'evidence'
e