So creation and flood are not – as in Babylonian epic – stories about battles ... So too, while the gods of other ancient cultures demand sacrifices to keep them fed and happy, the God of Genesis ...
As a pastor of the United Church of Christ, I inherit a liberal faith tradition. By liberal I mean a faith that is not static, chiseled in stone or received from on high. Instead, it is more like a ...
But an aesthetic appreciation of the Bible doesn’t diminish its holiness, she says; on the contrary, artistry is divine. Robinson derives this lesson from Genesis 2:9, finding it in the second story ...