Being that the basis of all of the negative theology which modern day fundamentalists use to condemn not only homosexuals, but man himself as being “born in sin and shaped in iniquity originates in the Genesis account of Adam and Eve, I think that we should examine that account carefully. The first thing that one notices in reading Genesis is that there is more than one account of creation, apparently written by several different authors at different points in time and then meticulously pieced together in an attempt to make it look as though written by one author. But the attempt is anything but “seamless” and riddled with contradictions. Modern day linguists and historians know for a fact that there were at least two distinct sources for Genesis; they call them “E” for Elohist sources, “J” for Yahwist sources and possibly more. The Elohist renderings of Genesis and creation appear to be the more positive of the two while the Yahwist versions of the same events are far more negative and punitive.
Just to give you some examples, the Elohist version of creation found in the first chapter of Genesis describes all animal life created as male and female at the time of their creation, including man and woman. And God gives dominion to both man and woman over all of the other animals and tells them that he has given them “EVERY PLANT BEARING SEED UPON THE FACE OF THE EARTH AND EVERY TREE…” Gen 1:29. God closes chapter one by declaring : “Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good.” Gen 1:31.
But then the second chapter of Genesis begins the Yahwist version which rearranges all that and God starts doing some “take backs” and reorganization of pecking order in his creation. In the second chapter of Genesis, Adam is not created simultaneously along with Eve; no, in the second chapter of Genesis God parades all of the animals past Adam and has him name them and when no suitable partner is found for him, as an after-thought, God creates Eve from Adam’s rib; thereby aluding to the fact that she should be dependent upon him and subservient to him.
Also God now changes his mind and tells them that one of the trees that HE planted in the garden is deadly and that they should not even touch it lest they die. A deadly tree in the midst of a perfect garden which God Himself had declared “good” only one chapter before? Also God had given man and woman “dominion” or control over all animal life in Genesis 1:28, so how is it that one of these creatures over which Adam had dominion at this point (no fall from grace yet) was able to trick him and decieve him? And if this talking serpant was in fact the Devil as Church writers and theologians would lead us to believe, then where in deed did that “evil” come from since God had created everything? How or why would God even allow this? Jesus taught us in Matt 7:17,18 that “Every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.” So if that’s the case? Then where did the Devil or this talking serpant come from? This seems a little odd to me. But don’t take my word for it, read it for yourselves.
There is an answer to all of this, but it’s going to be a real “Mrs. Marple twistaroo” that you would never have guessed in 6,000 years. And now are you ready for this? For $6,000,000 dollars, eternal mental and intellectual freedom, freedom from guilt and hangups and hell fire; do you want to know the answer? Do you want to see what’s behind door number 2 ? Or would you rather play it safe with your cozy god; hold onto your scapulars; confess to the world and to your brothers and sisters that you are a worthless, fallen child of Eve; worthy only of death and eternal fire unless some compassionate angel should show you mercy by urinating on you to cool the flames.
Well, whether you want it or not, here’s the answer: THE ONLY ONE TELLING THE TRUTH IN GENESIS IS THE SERPENT, and I will explain to you why I believe this to be the case. Am I not glad that I put this toward the end of my book? If I had put it in the beginning, you would never have read this far. Seriously, though, allow me to advance my theory and it is only a theory, but one which I feel explains the radical difference between Eastern and Western thought and spirituality.
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