
Episode 182: Pete & Jared - The Evolution of Adam
The Bible For Normal People
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God Inspired the Writer
The opening chapters of genesis are the most complicated and doctrinally risky things to talk about. The stories remind us that if Genesis two and three did not happen literally or at all, that doesn't mean god is lying. If there is ever a jen recle that this is not historical in our sense of the word, it's a talking snake,. But what does the talking snake symbolize? Mean, you know, ancient mythologies, sometimes was death, sometimes wisdom. And both of those things are happening in that story. We have a hyper wise, but also a being that seems intent on tripping up these humans. Were they come but the serpent come from? No explanation given
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