Gunya on Nostr: I have recently finished a book “The Bible Tells Me So” by Peter Enns. One of the ...
I have recently finished a book “The Bible Tells Me So” by Peter Enns. One of the core ideas there is that we should not take the Scripture as a historical account, but rather understand it collection of stories from people, who have been trying to describe their relationship with God and Faith. These people have been imperfect as we are, and have tried to convey their message to populations around them.
Suddenly, expulsion from Eden makes sense, as do a lot of other stories from the Bible. If you consider life of hunter-gatherers vs life of people in agricultural society, one would see that former one were free, whereas later one not. Old testament for an effort to describe ways of living at that time – time of smaller tribes and enmity between them. Whereas New Testament offered new ways of living together, where kindness and love is more valuable to society at large.
Birth of Christ marked a major milestone in human history, it led to development of new Ethics, which focused on building moral character, glorified virtues and emphasized duty.
It is interesting how interconnectedness of the whole world via internet, development of #Bitcoin and #Nostr can lead to further evolution of human interaction and Ethics.
Suddenly, expulsion from Eden makes sense, as do a lot of other stories from the Bible. If you consider life of hunter-gatherers vs life of people in agricultural society, one would see that former one were free, whereas later one not. Old testament for an effort to describe ways of living at that time – time of smaller tribes and enmity between them. Whereas New Testament offered new ways of living together, where kindness and love is more valuable to society at large.
Birth of Christ marked a major milestone in human history, it led to development of new Ethics, which focused on building moral character, glorified virtues and emphasized duty.
It is interesting how interconnectedness of the whole world via internet, development of #Bitcoin and #Nostr can lead to further evolution of human interaction and Ethics.