Genesis 1 as Moses’ Mnemonic Parable – A Reading That Removes the Science Conflict

Hello,
I’m a professional structural engineer (not a theologian) who has wrestled with Genesis 1 and the science conflict for many years.
My starting point came from two clear scriptures:
Deuteronomy 18:18 — Yehovah says He will raise up a prophet like Moses.
Matthew 13:34-35 — Yehoshua spoke nothing to the crowds except in parables.
Since Yehoshua was “like Moses” and taught exclusively in parables, I asked: Did Moses also teach in parables? What if Genesis 1:1–2:3 is Moses’ mnemonic parable?
Two assumptions guide all my study:Scripture Is The History Of The Salvation Of Man. It is not a textbook on astronomy or geology.
When reading Scripture, I am not asking “What could a word mean in any ancient text?” but rather “What meaning does this word consistently carry in this history of salvation narrative, at this point in the story?”I approach Scripture the same way I approach a structure as an engineer:
Scripture is not a building that I am designing. It is a structure that I am analyzing to determine its load-carrying capacity.
Using these principles, I asked one simple question:
What did Moses actually observe, and how did he teach it to over two million former slaves who had just left Egypt?
The result is this short booklet:
B’reishiyth – The Parable of Moses
It is completely free. Here is the link:
B’reishiyth: The Parable of Moses - Google Docs
I welcome serious, text-based feedback.
Kris S. Carrara
20BQM20@gmail.com

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b'reshiyth
root word reshiyth Strong's H7225what if?
what if this is not intended to be a chronological statement
but a statement of relationship?the firstfruit of the creation of Elohim is a covenant between Yehovah and Adamreshiyrh is found 51 times in the old testament
14 times translated "firstfruit"
would "firstfruit" be an acceptible translation each occurance?when i read the scripture through the "history of the salvation of man" lens, i believe "firstfruit" fits very well.firstfruit also points to the messiah and believers1Co 15:20 But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep.1Co 15:23 But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; then they that are Christ's, at his coming.Jas 1:18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.Rev 14:4 These are they that were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These [are] they that follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were purchased from among men, [to be] the firstfruits unto Elohim and unto the Lamb.a better name for the first book of scripture would be"B'reshiyth" or "Fisrtfruit"

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So, it seems that you’re an amateur and apparently not very well informed.I’d really advise looking into scholarly works on the interpretation ideally written by people who can read Hebrew.The obvious problems are:Genesis 1 was probably written during the Babylonian exileEven if it was written by Moses, if there was an Exodus of any sort it was almost certainly a much smaller affair - small enough to be invisible to history and archaeology. You can forget about 2 million former slaves.The context for the writing doesn’t seem to match what you have in mind.As a further caution trying to understand a work by picking out meanings for individual words without taking the context into account is an error. I don’t see any reason to translate “b'reshiyth” from the start of Genesis as “first fruits” - and you don’t make much of an argument for it.