Tag Archives: genesis
genesis 4: (the generally late) hebrew thursday
Audio here. Related Posts:inaccuracies of nkjv footnoteshebrew thursday: genesis 3a few (7000) words on Genesis 6:1-4hebrew thursday: genesis 5hebrew thursday: genesis 2:4 – 2:25
hebrew thursday: genesis 3
Audio here. Related Posts:genesis 4: (the generally late) hebrew thursdaya few (7000) words on Genesis 6:1-4hebrew thursday: genesis 5hebrew thursday: genesis 2:4 – 2:25hebrew thursday!
Farewell, Logan
Myself and a guy named Logan had a conversation on whether Genesis 1 – 2 must be understood literally and historically. He was arguing that it must, and I was arguing that, at the very least, there were reasons to doubt that it must. We discussed the proposition and a number of side issues, and [...]
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On Genesis 1, literal history, and presuppositions
We approach each new thing with the aid of a handy framework that we’ve developed based on all the previous things we’ve encountered. It’s an excellent system, and it’s called learning. The things we carry with us are our assumptions or presuppositions, and the new stuff coming in is data, and it quickly is either [...]
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preliminary thoughts on wellhausen
[This post is over four thousand words long, hasn't been proofread, and contains all sorts of odd rabbit trails. It doesn't even address the Wellhausen hypothesis until the last two paragraphs. You probably shouldn't read this thing unless you've got some time on your hands] ‘Depending on your opinion, Wellhausen could be either the most [...]
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genesis 5: romanization with glosses
Is done. Related Posts:“According to Their Kinds” and EvolutionNegotiating Genesis 1:1 – A Proposed Translation500 words on Michael Fishbane’s “Text and Texture”“Here I am” — Three Generations of Substitute KillingsTwo hotheaded bigamists married a woman named Adah.
open source bible project: genesis 22:8-13
This project is explained here and here. Notes 9. Change “told him of” to “told him about.” Remove first “and.” 11. Change “out of” to “from.” 12. Change “since” to “because.” 13. Change “his” to “its.” Change “him” to “it.” Related Posts:open source bible project: genesis 22:3-7open source bible project: genesis 22:1-2open source bible project: [...]
open source bible project: genesis 22:3-7
This project is explained here and here. Notes 3. Remove first “and” as unnecessary. Remove last comma as unnecessary. 5. Replace “yonder” with “over there.” Related Posts:open source bible project: genesis 22:8-13open source bible project: genesis 22:1-2open source bible project: genesis 21:30-34Farewell, LoganOn Genesis 1, literal history, and presuppositions
open source bible project: genesis 22:1-2
This project is explained here and here. Notes 1. Remove comma in “God tested Abraham, and said.” 2. Omit “even.” Change “for a burnt offering” to “as a burnt offering.” Change “tell you of” to “tell you about.” Related Posts:open source bible project: genesis 22:8-13open source bible project: genesis 22:3-7open source bible project: genesis 21:30-34Adam [...]
a few (7000) words on Genesis 6:1-4