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Don't be dissing the GvR,

quinn esq — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:52:52 +0000

Don't be dissing the GvR, Genghroid. The day you walk in here having earned (yes, EARNED) your "von Genghis," maybe you'll get a little respect. Or not. (I mean, let's be serious, Orlando's around, and Aretha she ain't.)

Anywayhow. In his day (aka "the day") GvR was considered to be pretty... out there. Cool. All of that.

And... von Rad.

Most interpret Abraham's

Michael Wolraich — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:17:37 +0000

In reply to I'd love to get some

Most interpret Abraham's actions as a failure of faith: his lack of trust in God led him into sin. But I haven't found any explanation for why Abraham gets rich and Pharoah gets plagued in consequence of this sin. Old Testament theologian, Gerhard Von Rad (great name), writes:

How did Pharaoh connect his malady with Sarah's presence in his harem? Did the malady then leave him? The narrative gives no answer to these and other more difficult questions. Apparently all details became unimportant after God's intervention. Thus the story, which began so humanly and understandably, brings us at its end terribly face with the darkness and mystery of Yahweh's power, for which no explanation is adequate.

In short: Your puny human mind is not capable of "getting it." Quit whining.

I'd love to get some

Nebton — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:35:31 +0000

In reply to The Heretic's Bible - Genesis 12: Abram pimps his wife

I'd love to get some religious commentary on this chapter (no offense to the Latriner) explaining why this doesn't make God a jerk. Even if you don't believe in a literal translation, please explain to me how the symbolism or whatever behind this chapter isn't symbolic of God being a jerk. I guess what I'm saying is that I really don't get it.