Interpreting the bible is always a
touchy subject. It is hard to interpret and criticize it while trying not to
offend anyone who follows it deeply. Me, not being a religious person, finds it
difficult to read this and find a reason to believe it. The stories in Genesis
are just a little bit too ridiculous for me. It comes off as a very fictional
work to me, no more real than something such as Star Wars. When reading it as
text, and not as a piece of religion, it
seems to me that God is made out to be the antagonist. He is the one who is
very controlling of the earth, he commands what people should do, and punishes
those who strive to have freedom. He punishes Adam and Eve for, what the theme
makes it out to be, seeking out knowledge and concept. Genesis makes God out to
be very overpowering and controlling.
The main
theme I received from these readings is creation and destruction. It shows how
God created the world, and from there humanity with the creation of Adam and
Eve. When Adam and Eve defy him he punishes them with things like painful
childbirth and work, things that our society is still doing today. Then with
the story of Noah, God is annoyed with humanity and plans to flood the world.
He is destroying the world he created to start off fresh with Noah starting the
new world. The reading go through a lot of changes, but the main concept is
creation and beginnings.
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