Deacon D

First things first, Genesis's author never names himself, but tradition states it was Moses. This is backed up by Rashi in The Talmud, where he is, quoted as saying, " GOD spoke them, and Moses wrote them with tears".  This would have been taught orally, since just about nobody could read or write. With that in mind, let's look at Genesis 1. --------------------------------------------------------------- Right away, GOD shows his power and ownership over everything. No, really! Remember that when this is being written, the Hebrews are just a bunch of slaves wandering the desert under GOD'S direction through Moses. They were leaving one pagan culture where they had separate gods who controlled one thing each, like vassal kings of that Era, who ran their town, but in turn, answered to another, more powerful king, who wanted to keep the people in the town that served him underneath him , and less populous than his army so they wouldn't revolt against them...

I recently read a blog post where a Pastor started a year long reading of the Bible. I have nothing against that, however, reading the Bible is only part of the job. People need to understand the Bible as well, and that goes beyond just reading it. The Bible was written for a particular culture and as such, certain things would have been understood implicitly by that culture. We're not that culture. What I propose is a walk through the Bible, chapter by chapter. Rather than printing the whole chapter then an explanation, I thought I'd print just the chapter on the top, an explanation, then a meditation.  Feel free to follow along and comment if you wish!!