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Talk:Genesis 1-8 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 17:56, December 24, 2022
, 17:56, December 24, 2022→Genesis 3:14 change proposal: new section
I've seen translations that begin Genesis 1 with "Before all else" instead of "In the beginning" to resolve the paradox of the "If God created everything, then who created God" objection. It makes it clear that God existed before the Universe, something that would be seemingly impossible if the Universe was literally created "In the beginning". That is, God is an intelligence that antedates the Universe. (Bonus points if you can tell me where I got that last phrase from - you'd be surprised who said it.) It's not a perfectly literal translation, but some argue it's more effective. What are other people's thoughts? [[User:Gregkochuconn|Gregkochuconn]] 16:15, 21 July 2012 (EDT)
I've seen translations that begin Genesis 1 with "Before all else" instead of "In the beginning" to resolve the paradox of the "If God created everything, then who created God" objection. It makes it clear that God existed before the Universe, something that would be seemingly impossible if the Universe was literally created "In the beginning". That is, God is an intelligence that antedates the Universe. (Bonus points if you can tell me where I got that last phrase from - you'd be surprised who said it.) It's not a perfectly literal translation, but some argue it's more effective. What are other people's thoughts? [[User:Gregkochuconn|Gregkochuconn]] 16:15, 21 July 2012 (EDT)
== Genesis 3:14 change proposal ==
:''For more information, see [[Debate: Is there a hidden meaning in Genesis 3:14]]
The current proposed conservative translation reads:
{{quotebox|Then the LORD God told the serpent, "Because you have done this, you will lie under a curse, more than all livestock or any other land animal. You will crawl on your belly and eat dry-powder food throughout the days of your life.}}
Now, most translations use "dust," corresponding to the Hebrew word "aphar," which also means "earth" (I'll explain on this in just a moment). Thus, I can see why the proposed conservative translation took the word "dust" and generalized it to "dry-powder food." However, I think this ignores a symbolic meaning here. [https://www.biblehub.com/genesis/3-14.htm Some translations use "earth" instead of "dust,"] and there's evidently a reason. In summary, just think: does Satan, represented by the serpent, literally eat dust? No. So what if it instead read he "eats earth"? Or, to put it more bluntly and concisely, ''he consumes the earth in sin''? That's certainly what he does for all his life before being condemned to die in the lake of fire. —[[User:LT|<code><span style="background:#FF8181">'''LT'''</span></code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|<sup>(Exodus 23:2)</sup>]]''''' Saturday, 12:56, December 24, 2022 (EST)