Ted;912460 wrote: I think it is important, in all of this, to remember that we are dealing with ancient writings. These folks had limited language and very limited knowledge of the world around them. They used the words they had to express what they thought or experienced. It is futile, to go to any ancient scripture, to interpret life and experiences today. Our interpretations and concepts must change with our increase in knowledge and understanding.
To add to this, as far as the whole Bible is concerned were must take into consideration midrash and its influence on the present sacred writings we have. They have been changed, redacted, edited added to and subtracted from. We must also reinterpret the Bible in light of today's knowledge and our conceptualization abilities.
If in fact we are speaking of the Divine we enter a realm for which we have no language but metaphor. No human language is able to come close to the reality of the Divine.
Shalom
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I could post something that will blow you mind . But I'm now allow to . You forget the bible was written by men and it was nothing spiritual about them it was all about money and control
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