The Resurrection of Women
Consider these two images. Eve, the failure of humanity and Mary, the protector of the Church. Both mistaken mythology. You’ve come a long way, baby. At least that’s what the Church would like you to think.
Michelangelo and the ‘ezer kenegdo
I recently listened to an excellent lecture by Elaine Ruffolo, an art historian, who spoke about Michelangelo’s women (the title of the lecture available on YouTube). In it she points out that the center of the paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is not God’s creation of Adam (perhaps the most famous of the Sistine…
Living in the Moment
And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.Genesis 2:25 NASB Not ashamed– We like to think that before the Fall the world was perfect. There was no sin. Human beings (only two of them) lived in the Garden of delight. Everything was wonderful. In fact, we think if we could just get…
Fatal Assumptions
Now the man called his wife’s name [h]Eve, because she was the mother of all the living. Genesis 3:20 NASB Eve – If you’ve read Guardian Angel, you know that Adam did not call his wife Eve. The name he used was Havvah, and it does not mean “mother of all living.” According to the research, this name…
Vowel Problems
To the woman He said, “I will greatly increase your sorrow and your conception – bring forth children in pain. And your desire is for your husband, and he does rule over you.” Genesis 3:16 (SRI) Greatly Increase – Perhaps we have become so numb to this story that we just don’t ask any questions…
The Great Commission
“and I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; . . .” Matthew 16:18 I – We need a new Bible, the Word of God according to evangelical interpreters. Of course, you might argue that we already have such a book. I had two men…
One Leads To Another
And the man called the name of his wife, Eve, because she became the mother of all living. Genesis 3:20 Eve – Of course, we know that the name Eve is a corruption of the real text. The man did not call her Eve. He called her by the Hebrew name Havvah. Why is it…
Cosmetic Surgery
“For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” Genesis 3:5 Like God – The serpent doesn’t tell Havvah that she will be God. He doesn’t even tell her that she will be like God. He only says that…
Doubtful Vision-Casting
Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained, but happy is he who keeps the law. Proverbs 29:18 Vision – I recently came across the very interesting comment (it’s worth quoting in full): “You have no doubt heard the biblical axiom, “Without a vision the people perish…” It is used often in an effort…
The Good, The True and the Beautiful
and when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and ate Genesis 3:6 When – When did Eve sin? Was it the moment she took a bite from the…
