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12/31/07: Genesis 10,11

Category: Genesis
Posted by: sejje
Chapter 10:
The Bible called Nimrod a hunter, but he founded cities. Was that common practice for hunters of the time?
Ted: Good questions, and I don't really know the answer.

But hunter does describe him accurately, meaning hunter of...animals?
Ted: Yes, i would say so.

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12/31/07: Genesis 6-9

Category: Genesis
Posted by: sejje
Chapter 6:

  • Ted: When it says that "the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful," what many (including myself) believe what that means is that some of the angels (which often are called "sons of God" in the Bible) went down and had sex with mortal women. Their offspring were the Nephilim, which were giants and which very well may have been the "half God/half man" beings in ancient Greek mythology.


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    12/28/07: Genesis 3-5

    Category: Genesis
    Posted by: sejje
    Reading: Genesis 3-5

    Chapter 3:
    What is a Cherubim?
    Ted: Cherubim is the plural of cherub, and a cherub is a heavenly being, maybe a type of angel, that God created to serve and/or praise Him.

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    12/28/07: Genesis 1,2

    Category: Genesis
    Posted by: sejje
    Reading available here: Gen 1,2

    Unfortunately, I decided to do this project the day after Ted and I discussed this reading. That means while I can remember my questions and the answers, they unfortunately will not contain the poetic prose which could probably be used to describe Ted's writing. That, or, I won't sound as smart or be as thorough.

    Anyway, on with the questions:

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