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Re: The Brick Testament: Rebellion and Repercussions
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Thu, 13 Mar 2003 21:41:01 GMT
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The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith wrote in message ...

> Now I know there have been coutless attempts to read more into this • story --
> to discren what *really* must have happened.  This is often the case when
> Bible stories make God out to be petty, arbitrary, and cruel when taken
> prima facie.  But any such interpretations are based on later theology, and
> when applying a later theology to old Bible stories, you can pretty much
> make them *really mean* whatever you want them to really mean.  I prefer to
> read the stories and *then* form my beliefs about God rather than start • with
> beliefs about God and then try to make the stories square with those
beliefs.

I'm curious - how does Jewish theology interpret these bible stories? Are
there major differences between their interpretations and Christian
interpretations?

Kevin
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