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Author Topic:   Genesis 1 as Moses’ Mnemonic Parable – A Reading That Removes the Science Conflict
RUNNONMT
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Message 1 of 5 (925754)
04-27-2026 7:45 PM


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

KRIS S. CARRARA, PE
BIBLE QUESTION MAN (BQM)

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RUNNONMT
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From: CHARLOTTE
Joined: 04-27-2026


Message 4 of 5 (925778)
04-30-2026 8:08 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by RUNNONMT
04-27-2026 7:45 PM


The first word of the first chapter of the first book
b'reshiyth
root word reshiyth Strong's H7225
what 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 Adam
reshiyrh 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 believers
1Co 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"

KRIS S. CARRARA, PE
BIBLE QUESTION MAN (BQM)

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