"...is so confused it is practically impossible to understand." and then
"...are also described in a way incapable of being understood."
After the Exile... it seems like much of what we have read so far was written (or edited) after the Exile in the attempt to re-establish a national identity.
God "comes down" and engages in the actrocities of humankind. (hmmm...)
In the patriarchal period the covenant was made with individuals; with Moses the covenant is finally given to Israel as a whole people. (Ah....)
God overcomes human evil and transforms it.
(I am almost caught up now)
New Year. Final Post.
10 years ago
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