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    The Forgotten Message of Torah

    Wednesday, October 28, 2015

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    There are many people who devote their lives to studying the Bible. Some study it as history, some try to prove its authenticity from an archaeological viewpoint; other can tell you how many times a particular word appears in the entire Bible. Some people believe they have found passages that predict modern world events, the appearance of automobiles, airplanes and even space travel. There are many who believe the end of the world is clearly foretold and modern wars predicted; they turn the Bible into the image of modern-day newspaper prophecy. These people typically find their satisfaction and fulfillment in mesmerizing themselves in their own words and studies. However, none of these things are actually representative of the authentic message of the ancient prophets, seers and sages of Israel.

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    The Bible as Allegory

    Thursday, October 8, 2015

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    “The first step to the knowledge of the wonder and mystery of life is the recognition of the monstrous nature of the earthly human realm as well as its glory, the realization that this is just how it is and that it cannot and will not be changed. Those who think they know how the universe could have been had they created it, without pain, without sorrow, without time, without death, are unfit for illumination.” –Joseph Campbell

    The Bible has been misused and misinterpreted over and again so many times and present errors are added upon previous error to the point that the problem is compounded layer upon layer. The problem with the Bible or the misuse of the Bible is that it is a cultural and ethno-centric document written for a particular people and a particular time. A document of this nature reflects the distinct hopes, passions, myths, legends and distinctive traits and characteristics that collectively make-up the particular culture which wrote the document. Too many in our modern era attempt to recreate the Bible in their own cultural context ignoring the basis upon which the Bible was produced.

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