My journey to understanding the Bible took me back to its roots, Judaism. My reasoning was that the original belonged to them and I wanted to see how they presented its teachings to their people.
same here, actually. i just don't ALWAYS agree. but their take is usually very interesting and seems much more correct and sensible than christian perspectives ever do.
i just don't think that genesis is useful (or written) to teach morality in any kind of way anymore. i used to, but reading it carefully, i could not find moral instruction.
i would like to be convinced differently, of course, but it would probably still fail to change my perspective of the book.
the link is interesting, but still not (technically) correct. the story also happens with isaac and rebekah, and she is not his sister. either way, both isaac and abraham are rewarded for their dishonesty.
i would really like a better reading of the story, as i don't even see a good reason why it should be there one time let alone 3. but apologism isn't really what i'm looking for.
I still find some things I don't agree with, but they at least back up what they teach.
yeah, same here. this is actually the first such point i've run across.
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