Niggi Hardare 🏳️⚧️ on Nostr: That's most likely not the original intent but most of these stories in Genesis have ...
That's most likely not the original intent but most of these stories in Genesis have several coherent interpretations.
For example, the fall of Eden is about the origin of corruption, it's also about the development of the intellect from a previous animal state. It's also about the Babylonian Exile, Eden is an allegory for Jerusalem and its temple. Other parts of the Old Testament confirm the presence of wooden objects or "trees" in there and other holy sites, and some of them have been found.
Similarly, Babel is Babylon. They were taken in by an empire trying to unite the world, and the language of the jews was permanently altered. In Midrash and other jewish commentary, Hebrew is the original language that gets lost.
That's just scratching the surface. They're all multi-layered.
For example, the fall of Eden is about the origin of corruption, it's also about the development of the intellect from a previous animal state. It's also about the Babylonian Exile, Eden is an allegory for Jerusalem and its temple. Other parts of the Old Testament confirm the presence of wooden objects or "trees" in there and other holy sites, and some of them have been found.
Similarly, Babel is Babylon. They were taken in by an empire trying to unite the world, and the language of the jews was permanently altered. In Midrash and other jewish commentary, Hebrew is the original language that gets lost.
That's just scratching the surface. They're all multi-layered.