The Bible Ep 1 – Genesis 1:1 – 11:9
Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by Cameron in Genesis, Old Testament, Podcast
How many people have read the entire bible, cover to cover? Well…. I have. A few times. And now I’m about to do it again. This time, however, I’m going to record it. That’s right – the entire bible. Old and new testaments.
Why? Because it’s a fascinating, confusing, humorous and scary piece of literature. And everyone, Christian or not, should know what it says. Ninety-nine percent of all of the Christians I’ve ever asked have told me that they HAVE NOT read it cover to cover, even the people who actually think it is the literal word of GOD. Pretty amazing.
So anyway – now all of you lazy people don’t have to read it, because I’m going to do it for you. And I’ll even explain it as I go.
What will you learn from this episode?
1. That God lied to Adam and Eve.
2. That the Serpent told them the truth.
3. That God seems to be pretty random with whom he punishes and why.
4. That God seems pretty confused when it comes to maths (how many days did he send rain during the Great Flood?).
And much, much more.
Even though I’m an atheist, I’m going to try my hardest to read the book seriously and without judgment. Which, I’ll admit, is pretty hard to do. That’s not to say that I won’t provide any commentary at all – after all, you can’t read this stuff without, at time, scratching your head and what is going on. But I’m not reading it as a skeptic. I’m reading it as someone who is genuinely fascinated by the book.
Final disclaimer – I am *not* a biblical scholar. Although I have been interested in biblical history for most of my life, and I have interviewed quite a few biblical scholars on my No Illusions podcast, I am not a scholar and I am *not* treating this as a scholarly exercise. It’s a simple reading of the books, from start to finish, by a lay person.
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