Daily Archives: March 13, 2011

Inside or Outside of the Garden?

Posted on March 13, 2011 by jamesbradfordpate

At church this morning, the sermon was about temptation.  What interested me was the pastor’s interaction with the biblical texts. 1.  Genesis 3:7 says that, after Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, their eyes were opened, and they realized … Continue reading →

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Three Creation Accounts

Posted on March 13, 2011 by jamesbradfordpate

In my reading today of Gaia and God: An Ecofeminist Theology of Earth Healing, Rosemary Ruether critiques three influential creation accounts: the Babylonian creation story Enuma Elish, Genesis 1, and Plato’s Timaeus.   For Ruether, Enuma Elish (which, according to … Continue reading →

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