Genesis 1 - 5
Ok, after some information gathering, I agree with those of you who have posted and suggested the NIV bible for purposes of my project.
So far, I've read Genesis 1 - 5. This is the story of creation all the way up to the line of Adam and birth of Noah
At this point, I fail to see how anyone could ever interpret this story as literal truth. It's an interesting story, but not a very plausible one. The two versions, KJV and NIV, don't even fully agree on where the garden of Eden was located. What really stood out to me though was how in the KJV it seems as though the story of creation starts over. The NIV does as well, but they at least try to cover it up as a continuation.
In Genesis 1:26 (KJV) is reads: "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth."
Then, Genesis 2:1-7 (KJV) reads:
1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Genesis 1:26 (NIV): "Then God said, 'Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.'"
Genesis 2:1-7 (NIV):
1 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. 3 And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.
Adam and Eve
4 This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created.
When the LORD God made the earth and the heavens- 5 and no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth and no plant of the field had yet sprung up, for the LORD God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no man to work the ground, 6 but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground- 7 the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
A step back in time or a second story of creation? Which is it?
I also find myself wondering about who decided to number the verses of the bible. They don't seem to follow a logical order of any sort. They're sort of spread around where ever they want to be. Some begin and end in the middle of a sentence. Some are two or three lines long others are only half a line long. Why are the verses numbered the way they are?
After story of Cain and Abel was interesting though I got no real insight from it. After that came the drawn out and seemingly pointless liniage of Adam. Another point that I can't seem to agree with the bible. People living nearly 1000-year lifespans. If this is meant as a literal account, it's not a very complete one. I think more it's a figurtive account. the Hebrew word for Man is Adam and the Hebrew word for Comfort could be Noah. I say could be because no one really speak ancient hebrew anymore and so no one is really all that sure.
All in all, my first five chapters were a bit painful. This book isn't an easy read.
So far, I've read Genesis 1 - 5. This is the story of creation all the way up to the line of Adam and birth of Noah
At this point, I fail to see how anyone could ever interpret this story as literal truth. It's an interesting story, but not a very plausible one. The two versions, KJV and NIV, don't even fully agree on where the garden of Eden was located. What really stood out to me though was how in the KJV it seems as though the story of creation starts over. The NIV does as well, but they at least try to cover it up as a continuation.
In Genesis 1:26 (KJV) is reads: "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth."
Then, Genesis 2:1-7 (KJV) reads:
1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Genesis 1:26 (NIV): "Then God said, 'Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.'"
Genesis 2:1-7 (NIV):
1 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. 3 And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.
Adam and Eve
4 This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created.
When the LORD God made the earth and the heavens- 5 and no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth and no plant of the field had yet sprung up, for the LORD God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no man to work the ground, 6 but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground- 7 the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
A step back in time or a second story of creation? Which is it?
I also find myself wondering about who decided to number the verses of the bible. They don't seem to follow a logical order of any sort. They're sort of spread around where ever they want to be. Some begin and end in the middle of a sentence. Some are two or three lines long others are only half a line long. Why are the verses numbered the way they are?
After story of Cain and Abel was interesting though I got no real insight from it. After that came the drawn out and seemingly pointless liniage of Adam. Another point that I can't seem to agree with the bible. People living nearly 1000-year lifespans. If this is meant as a literal account, it's not a very complete one. I think more it's a figurtive account. the Hebrew word for Man is Adam and the Hebrew word for Comfort could be Noah. I say could be because no one really speak ancient hebrew anymore and so no one is really all that sure.
All in all, my first five chapters were a bit painful. This book isn't an easy read.