tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30817870.post8341160044514613828..comments2023-05-22T01:44:46.619-07:00Comments on Michael Reads the Bible: Gen 31 - 35: Jacob -- the Middle YearsMichael5000http://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30817870.post-11788248374235672952007-04-07T11:44:00.000-07:002007-04-07T11:44:00.000-07:00Reading your entries, I think what's really standi...Reading your entries, I think what's really standing out to me is how much the OT seems to be an odd combination of morality tales, daily tallyings, and historical fiction. And I'm really intrigued by just how was it put together, who did do the editing, and for the real events, how much after the fact were they told.<BR/><BR/>Like with the Shechem story. It's both too specific and too weird to be totally false or totally true. But was it just the 4 generations later retelling of an actual event? The tale of killing 1 tribe after it's been through the telephone game? That's what makes the most sense to me...chuckdaddy2000https://www.blogger.com/profile/13669075161175440366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30817870.post-53535202761695633202007-04-02T02:05:00.000-07:002007-04-02T02:05:00.000-07:00Ooh! Seven covenants in three generations? Those...Ooh! Seven covenants in three generations? Those are some mighty important numbers as the Bible goes. Seven and three. But here we have seven AND three. No WONDER his family eventually gets the land we call Israel (but I'm jumping ahead). So, should we take this to ultimately mean that the Israelis are right to occupy Palestine? Some would say yes and who can blame them, with those numbers?Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678914679733770434noreply@blogger.com