the observer of genesis by alberto canen

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Alberto Canen

The Observer

Cover and interior illustrations done by the author.


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Castro, Pablo Rodolfo The observer : the science behind the creation story / Pablo Rodolfo Castro ; ilustrado porPablo Rodolfo Castro. - 1a ed. - Ciudad Autno!a de "uenos Aires : Pa#inadi#ital, $%1&.

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1. 'studios "0blicos. ). Castro, Pablo Rodolfo, ilus. )). T0tulo CDD 220.7

Cataloging Date: 26/02/2013Alberto Canen

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&ranslated by 'ar(a )os* ago +iaguirreIt is an edition by Pa#inadi#ital-uenos Aires

Co.er and interior illustrations done by the author#


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Index

1 THE BIBLE, THE GEE!I!, C"E#TI$.................................................................................................%

10 a Hu&an nature in a 'ontrolled environ&ent............................................................................................((

10 EDE........................................................................................................................................................((

11 a "eli)ions................................................................................................................................................*2

11 THE !+I"IT#L +#TH..........................................................................................................................*2

1a !even days-.................................................................................................................................................%

2 BILLI$!....................................................................................................................................................

/ #D I THI! C$"E" LIE............................................................................................................1/

( Behold...GEE!I!.....................................................................................................................................1*

* L$C#TI$ #D EI"$3ET........................................................................................................24

*.1 Babylonians.............................................................................................................................................24

*.2 E)y5tians.................................................................................................................................................27

*./ Hebre6s...................................................................................................................................................27

4. THE !#C"ED "ITE"...........................................................................................................................2

7 THE $B!E"E"...........................................................................................................................................

Conte&5latin) the 'reation........................................................................................................................./0% 3E!!#GE #D TE#CHIG.................................................................................................................../

T"#!CEDET#L C$TET............................................................................................................(2

a The Bible.....................................................................................................................................................*/a The lo'ation o8 Eden...................................................................................................................................40

#+9DI: I....................................................................................................................................................*/

#+EDI: II..................................................................................................................................................*7

#+EDI: III.................................................................................................................................................40

b Enu&a Elish................................................................................................................................................*/

' Garden o8 Eden...........................................................................................................................................*(

d Bit;#dini.....................................................................................................................................................**

d The ul)ate.................................................................................................................................................**

e L::............................................................................................................................................................**

8 Cain and #bel..............................................................................................................................................*4

Introdu'tion......................................................................................................................................................4

alley o8 the hales......................................................................................................................................*7

#+9DI: II, *(

#+EDI: III, 41

a The lo'ation o8 Eden, 41


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Introduction

The a''ount o8 'reation in Genesis, is it The tale o8 Creation is a reli)ious te?t 6ith reli)ious

tea'hin)s,> they say. >There is no s'ien'e in it>, >6e should not see= s'ienti8i' e?5lanations>, o8 'ourse.

But...

I &ust ad&it that I have al6ays been a harsh 'riti' o8 the Genesis. I 6as al6ays a&on) those 6e tried to

'on'eal a s&ile and 'han)ed the subod himsel5> 7suaiam -haga!an, blessing Aruna !ith an impressi.e .ie! o5 hisdi.ine uni.ersal 5orm among other tea4hings#

3Although mu4h o5 -uddhism denies that their do4trine has its essen4e in the -haga.ad ita, and there5ore in induism, it is

undeniable that -uddhaEs tea4hings are based on or are the same as those o5 induism: dharma 7right a4tion and the end o5

samsara 74y4le o5 birth to attain nir.ana 7enlightenment#
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hat 6as the =ey- hat 6as the "osetta stone that 6ould allo6 &e to inter5ret the narrative-

The =ey, I dis'overed, 6as that the story ;the te?t; 6as a narrative o8 so&eone 6ho 6as tellin) 6hat he

6as seein). That 6as the =ey ;the board, so to s5ea=; on 6hi'h I had to asse&ble the 5ie'es o8 this 5ule.

In the te?t o8 Creation there 6as an observer, a narrator. They 6ere not


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THE BIBLE, THE GEE!I!,

C"E#TI$

!even days-

ho has not 6ondered seven days- es, 6ho 6ould not- Jas 6e loo= at ea'h other as=an'e, 6ith a &ean

)rin.

It is a 8a't that 8e6er and 8e6er 5eo5le believe that God 'reated the heavens and the earth in seven days.

hat about the dinosaurs- ell, by the ti&e this uestion arises Aa 5urely rhetori'al one, o8 'ourse 6e

are already en)a)ed in a dis'ussion that &i)ht e&barrass even the tou)hest hooli)ans.

sually, s5ea=in) o8 Genesis leads us, inevitably, to an irre'on'ilable division bet6een s'ien'e andreli)ion. #55arently, one overrides the other. I8 Genesis says seven days, and s'ien'e has 5roved there 6ere

si? billion years, it all indi'ates that so&ethin) is 6ron), obviously... in The Bible.

It is di88i'ult 8or us to say that the analysis o8 s'ien'e is 6ron), a5art &aybe 8ro& a hundred &illion years

u5 or do6n. !o, 8ollo6in) this lo)i', 6e 6ill base this analysis on 6hat s'ien'e 'lai&s that 6ere the early

days o8 the solar syste& and o8 our 5lanet, the Earth, based on the 'urrent 8indin)s.

ell, i8 the solar syste& and the Earth have been in e?isten'e 8or &ore than si? thousand &illion years

sin'e they 6ere


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BILLI$!

First, lets re8le't on the >never 6ell 6ei)hted> seven days.$8 'ourse, the seven bibli'al days should have so&e sort o8 e?5lanation, I thou)ht, and I devoted &ysel8

to 8ind it.

The 8irst thin) that o''urred to &e 6as that i8 God 6as in8inite, a Gods day &i)ht last a billion years, so

seven days o8 God &ay 6ell be si? billion years. ou &ay say, 6hy si? billion years- ell, be'ause it is

'urrently esti&ated that 8ro& the ori)inal nebula to the 5resent si? billion years have 5assed, and 8our billion

si? hundred &illion years sin'e the 'onsolidation o8 the Earth.

#lthou)h $''ident has not handled &aa)e o8 uarrel> lasted (/2,000 years 6here the avera)e li8e s5an o8 a hu&an bein)

6as 100 years Aat the be)innin) o8 it, *100 years a)o. It 6as 'alled Iron #)e Ait is not &eant to &at'h the

Iron #)e in India either.

Interestin), very interestin).

!o 8ar I didnt 8ind any dra6ba'=s to 'onsider the >seven days>.

I8 one believes in God, it 6ould be nor&al, I thin=, to believe that He is in8inite, thus it has not bothered

&e at all 'han)in) days 8or &illions or billions o8 years.

Lets 'ontinue.

Lets 'onsider no6 the e?5lanation that s'ien'e )ives us about the birth o8 the solar syste& and our 5lanet

Earth, in order to then be able to 'o&5are it 6ith the te?t o8 Genesis.

I invite you to 5la'e ourselves in 5la'e and ti&e.

Lets )o to that &o&ent 6hen it all started in our little 'orner o8 the universe.

Fedas 7literally >=no!ledge> in ans=rit are 5our an4ient tets, the basis o5 edi4 religion, !hi4h !as prior to the indu

religion# &he ans=rit !ord eda 4omes 5rom an Indo+uropean term 7Geid, related to the .ision, is the root o5 the atin !ords

.edere 7see and eritas 7truth and the panish !ords >.er> 7see and ?.erdad@ 7truth# &he edi4 tets !ere de.eloped into !hat

is 4alled the edi4 4ulture, based on 4astes 7.arna or E4olorE and ashrams 7religious li5e stages#


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!i? billion years a)o, a 'loud o8 )as and stardust ;6hat is 'alled a 5lanetary nebula;, 8loats adri8t in s5a'e.

This nebula, the 'loud o8 stellar )as and dust is the 6aste 5rodu't o8 a star that a8ter its death as a

su5ernova*Astar that e?5lodes in its death, its 8inal sta)e s'atters into s5a'e the &aterials that have been

8or&ed inside it 8ro& si&5ler ele&ents.

The ob8inished> 5lanets

are no6.#nd 6hat 6as the 'onseuen'e o8 that a55roa'h to the !un do6n that s5iral road- ell, 6hat ha55ened

6as that those baby 5lanets 6e &i)ht say 6ere >'leanin)> o8 debris, dust, and )as the s5a'e throu)h 6hi'h

they 5assed and, thus, they in'reased their &ass 6ith the 'a5tured &atter.

!o, lets re'a5 and loo= at the bi) 5i'ture.

First 'o&es a 'haoti' 'loud o8 dust and )as, the result o8 a 5rior su5ernova e?5losion that s'atters its

&atter into s5a'e.

Then, an a''retion dis= is )enerated 8ro& that &atter 6hi'h 6ill )ive rise, 8irst to the !un and then to the

5lanets.Finally, that dis= is itsel8 a 'loud o8 dust and )as, 6hi'h the orbitin) 5lanets 6ill be 'leanin) 8ro& the

surroundin) s5a'e.

Huperno.a: tar that eplodes and thro!s around most o5 its mass to high speeds# A5ter this eplosi.e phenomenon there may

be t!o out4omes: either the star is 4ompletely destroyed, or its 4entral 4ore remains, !hi4h in turn 4ollapses by itsel5 gi.ing li5e to

a .ery massi.e obe4t su4h as a neutron star or a -la4= ole#

&he phenomenon o5 the eplosion o5 a superno.a is similar to the eplosion o5 a "o.a, but !ith the essential di55eren4e that in

the 5irst 4ase the energies in.ol.ed are a million times stronger# Ghen a 4atastrophi4 e.ent li=e this happens, astronomers obser.e

a star igniting in the s=y that 4an rea4h apparent magnitudes o5 6m or more#

&he eplosion o5 a superno.a is a relati.ely rare phenomenon# Ge ha.e testimonies o5 su4h e.ents: in 10HF, a star in the

4onstellation &aurus ignited, the remains o5 !hi4h 4an still be seen in the 5orm o5 the beauti5ul Crab "ebula in 1H$2, the great

astronomer &y4ho -rahe obser.ed a superno.a shining in the 4onstellation Cassiopeia, in 16F0, a similar phenomenon !as

obser.ed by Bepler# &hese are all appearan4es o5 superno.ae that eploded in our alay#

&oday it is estimated that ea4h galay produ4es, on a.erage, a superno.a e.ery si 4enturies# A 5amous superno.a o5 an

eternal galay is Andromeda, appeared in 1JJH#


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hen they >s6ee5> that &aterial by dra6in) it to the&selves, the 5lanets 6ill in'rease their sie 6ith the

'a5tured dust and )as.

3any o8 these ro'=s, dust and i'e, re&nants 8ro& that 'loud, are the &eteorites that still today =ee5

hurtlin) to earth, and that have s'arred the sur8a'e o8 the &oon and our o6n 5lanet.

#lso the solar 6ind, 5rodu't o8 the nu'lear 'o&bustion o8 the !un, 'leans the surroundin) s5a'e 8ro& the

li)ht &aterial and dislod)es it into the 'on8ines o8 the syste&.

hile this 6ave o8 )as and li)ht dust is e


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hardly any impediments# Ideal 4onditions that !ould 4reate the 5irst amino a4ids, the 5irst mole4ular 4hains#

Chains that later !ould gi.e rise to more 4omple organisms#

"o!, that the 4onditions are ripe, lets eamine the net step# &he e.olution o5 li5e#


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#D I THI! C$"E" LIE

Ge sa! earlier that li5e as !e =no! it on our planet, began !ith and in the !ater# Gater has a =ey role inour =ind o5 eisten4e# Consider that !e humans are 4omposed o5 se.enty per4ent o5 that element !e 4ould

almost say that !e are sea animals adapted to the sur5a4e#

ell, 6e &ust 5la'e ourselves there and thin= that, the 5lanet is 'oolin), the 6ater re&ains liuid lon)er,

and it is a''u&ulatin) in the lo6est 5la'es by si&5le )ravity si&ultaneously.

This initial o'ean, it see&s, 6as 'o&e out> to land, 6hile evolvin), returned to the sea 6here they

'ontinued their evolution;e.). 'eta'eans A6hales, dol5hins, et'..

$ther 5ri&eval ani&als be'a&e used to livin) on the sur8a'e and resulted in the 8a&ous dinosaurs, 6ho

rei)ned on the 5lanet 8or about one hundred and si?ty &illion years.I do not 6ant to over6hel& or dro6n you 6ith the history o8 our 6orld ;&any o8 you are 'ertainly a6are

o8 it; but it is i&5ortant 6e re8resh 6hat 6e =no6 and try to noti'e 'ertain >details> that are essential 'lues

8or understandin) the to5i' at hand.

6%angaea 7aalbara%angaea: 5rom the ree= pre5i >pan> meaning >all> and the ree= !ord >gea>, >soil> or >earth># &hus, it

!ould be a !ord that means >the !hole earth#>

%angaea is the result o5 the e.olution o5 the 5irst 4ontinent aalbara, !hi4h !as probably 5ormed about F billion years ago#

%angaea splits some 20J million years ago into aurasia and ond!ana# At present 5ragments o5 this an4ient 4ontinent are part o5

A5ri4a, Australia, India and 'adagas4ar#

Chronology'inor or partial super4ontinents:

"ena 7super4ontinent, it emerges about 1,J billion years#

Atlanti4a 7super4ontinent, it emerges about 1,J billion years#

ond!ana 7it emerges about 200 million years ago#

aurasia 7Along !ith ond!ana, aurasia emerged about 200 million years ago#

+urasia 7the super4ontinent +urasia is no! made up o5 +urope and Asia#

'aor super4ontinents:

aalbara 7it emerges about F billion years ago#

Mr 7super4ontinent, it emerges about 3 billion years ago#

Benorland 7it emerges about 2,H billion years ago#

Columbia 7super4ontinent, it emerges about 1,J billion years ago#Nodinia 7it emerges about 1,1 billion years ago#

%annotia 7it emerges about 600 million years ago#

%angaea 7it emerges about 300 million years ago#


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Let 'ontinue, A6ith a s&all re&ar=.

Dinosaurs e&er)e about t6o hundred and thirty &illion years a)o and disa55ear ;)o e?tin't; about si?ty

8ive &illion years a55ro?i&ately.

Considerin) that the hu&an s5e'ies, the 8irst Homo, a55ears only in the last t6o &illion years, 6e

understand that dinosaurs and hu&ans never 'oe?isted.

Fro& the last dinosaur to the 8irstHomothere 6as a si?ty &illion years la5se, enou)h to not have everen'ountered one another.

#t this 5oint I 6ould li=e to 8o'us your attention on so&e details o8 the evolution o8 li8e that 6ill be

i&5ortant 6hen 6e dis'uss the Genesis.

Interestin)ly, so&e dinosaurs 'ould 8ly ;li=e the +terosaur;, and &ay have had their habitats on the bea'h.

Consider that these ani&als had 6in)s li=e bats and they 6ere un8it to ta?i li=e a 5lane or a du'=, but they

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Behold

GEE!I!7

NIn the be)innin) God 'reated heaven and earth. o6 the earth 6as a 8or&less void, there

6as dar=ness over the dee5, 6ith a divine 6ind s6ee5in) over the 6aters. God said, OLet there

be li)ht,P and there 6as li)ht. God sa6 that li)ht 6as )ood, and God divided li)ht 8ro&

dar=ness. God 'alled li)ht OdayP, and dar=ness he 'alled Oni)htP. Evenin) 'a&e and &ornin)

'a&e the 8irst day. QAGenesis 11;*.

Lets observe 'are8ully 6hat this 8irst 5ara)ra5h tells us.

In this des'ri5tion, I 'learly distin)uish the ori)inal 'haos nebula o8 'os&i' dust that s'ien'e &entions. #>sea> o8 dust, 8or so&eone 6ho &ay be 6at'hin) in in the dar=ness, and 6ho does not have the sli)htest idea

that 6hat he is 6itnessin) is not 6ater but a nebula in 6hi'h he Aour 5ossible observer is >8loatin)>. This

individual is in the 5la'e, in the e?a't 5la'e, in 6hi'h hundreds o8 &illions o8 years later the Earth in

8or&ation 6ill be lo'ated. 3oreover, as he is not yet on solid )round all he 'an dis'ern or understand,

a''ordin) to its 5ara&eters, is the abyss, the abyss o8 s5a'e.

Then, this sa&e individual A6ho 'ontinues his observation and narrates 6hat he sees 5er'eives that the

li)ht shines 8or the 8irst ti&e and believes that God at that 5re'ise &o&ent has 'reated it ;the li)ht; as he still

'annot see that it is the sun that ori)inates the li)ht. He sees the li)ht, but not 6here it 'o&es 8ro&. For hi&

it is as i8 God had >s6it'hed on> the li)ht.Then 6e 8a'e the 8irst &adust stor&> 6ould have 5revented it. #lso, as he 6ould be

Ostandin)P on the s6irlin), he 6ould 5er'eive the 5assa)e o8 day;ni)ht, li)ht;dar=ness, due to its rotation.

This 5erson ;be'ause hed be standin), situated, on the s6irlin); 6ould turn 6ith hi&, and there8ore, a

&o&ent he 6ould be 8a'in) the li)ht, and the ne?t, he 6ould have his ba'= to it.Here, 6e 'an already realie that it is essential, 8unda&ental, the e?isten'e o8 an observer and ;even &ore;

its lo'ation, in order to understand the Genesis.

This individual 6ho notes, and then tells 6hat he has seen, is 6at'hin) it 8ro& a 5arti'ular site, 8ro& a

s5e'i8i' lo'ation. He is so&e6here stationed at the ti&e 6hen he >6at'hes>, at the ti&e o8 re'eivin) the

vision, the revelation. #nd that 5la'e, that lo'ation 6here he is, is 6hat &a=es the di88eren'e thats 6hat

$enesis# &he ree= name 4omes 5rom the 4ontents o5 the boo=: the origin o5 the !orld, man=ind and the )e!ish people, thegenealogy o5 all man=ind 5rom the beginning o5 time# Also >enesis> has the sense o5 >prologue> as )e!ish history properly

begins !ith the +odus, !hi4h enesis is merely a prelude# &his title appears in the eptuagint or ree= eptuagint 7OO# In

ebre!, the boo= is 4alled >-ere Pyt>: >In the -eginning, 5rom the 5irst !ord in the opening senten4e# &he tet used 5or analysis

belongs to The Jerusalem Bible, +ditions du Cer5, %aris, 1Q$3#


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&a=es us believe that the des'ri5tion o8 Genesis &ay &a=e sense it is the =ey to the riddle. The =ey that

o5ens a 6orld o8 5ossibilities

Ahat no6- here is the boast8ul )rin- ....

RRR

It is ne'essary to 'lari8y that 6hen I tal= about an observer I &ean so&eone 6ho in re'ent ti&es, say about

three thousand years a)o, re'eives a vision or a revelation o8 God and throu)h it he 6at'hes the 'reation o8

the solar syste&.

It doesnt &ean that the observer has 6itnessed the 'reation at the ti&e God 6as doin) it, but that he sa6

or )ras5ed it later throu)h so&e =ind o8 e?tre&ely 'on'ise vision.

RRR

I believe that to &any 5eo5le Genesis never &ade sense. $r at least I thin= it did not &a=e sense be'ause&ost o8 those 6ho analye it 'onsider that the in8or&ation about Creation AGenesis should have been )iven

to the 5erson 6ho 6rote the Bible in the 8or&at o8 a boo= o8 s'ien'e, 6ith s'ienti8i' data, 'harts and )ra5hs

or in the 8or&at o8 a detailed revelation, that 6ould allo6 us to understand 6hat ha55ened 8ro& all an)les.

!5e'i8i'ally 6ith this 5ossibility to see events 8ro& all an)les.

It is 5ossible that the reason 8or this 5reseen> that the star is born alon) 6ith the li)ht, but 'learly that 6as not the 'ase as he 8irst

sees li)ht and &u'h a8ter the e?isten'e o8 the stars. !o at this 5oint I as=ed &ysel8 6hy- hy doesnt he

see- hy doesnt he see so&ethin) so obvious-

@ust be'ause he 'ant.


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* View from the observer's location

* View from space

The arrow indicates the location of the observer

It is 'ertain, to &e that its lo'ation ;the site 8ro& 6here he observes; is not in s5a'e but in the a''retion

dis=, at the level 6here the 5lanets are 'reated, and it is 5re'isely 8or this reason that the stars are hidden

behind the re&ainin) dust. The =ey, the =ey to this &ystery is the observers lo'ation, and that lo'ation has

to be, 6ithout uestion, a 5oint on the sur8a'e o8 the 5lanet. There8ore, 6e 6ill 'ontinue our 'o&5arison

under the assu&5tion that the observer is standin) on 6hat 6ill eventually be the sur8a'e o8 our 5lanet,Earth.

oti'e 6hat ha55ens on the se'ond day

NGod said,

NPLet there be a vault throu)h the &iddle o8 the 6aters to divide the 6aters in t6oP. #nd so it

6as God &ade the vault, and it divided the 6aters under the vault 8ro& the 6aters above the

vault. God 'alled the vault OheavenP. Evenin) 'a&e and &ornin) 'a&e the se'ond day.

QAGenesis 14;%.

In this 5assa)e, our observer re&ains in the sa&e 5la'e, the sur8a'e o8 the Earth Ano6 already 8or&ed,

and 8ro& there he tells 6hat he OseesP, the vision that God has sent to hi&.


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To &e it is obvious he is observin) the 'oolin) o8 the 5lanet and, as a result, 6ater 'ondensation, the 6ater

that it is be)innin) to a''u&ulate on the sur8a'e and the 'lear se5aration o8 the )ases in the at&os5here that

6ill 8or& the s=y, heaven.

For hi&, be8ore the se5aration o8 the 6aters, everythin) 6as &i?ed, hen'e the >se5aration>. But 6hat is it

that is &i?ed- ater and air As=y.

!u'h is the e?istin) stea& and &oisture, to 6hi'h 'louds are added ;5ossibly vol'ani' 'louds; that his

8eelin) is that the s=y is &i?ed 6ith rain and sea6ater.For hi& this is very 'on8usin). But as the Earth Athe 5lanet )radually 'ools, the se5aration o8 the 6aters

;6e 'ould say; is evident. "ain is rain, the land is land and the sea is the sea.

Have I 'au)ht your attention yet- Have I- ot yet-

"i)ht.

Third day

NGod said,

NOLet the 6aters under heaven 'o&e to)ether into a sin)le &ass, and let dry land a55earP.#nd so it 6as. God 'alled the dry land OearthP and the &ass o8 6aters OseasP, and God sa6 that

it 6as )ood.

NGod said,

NOLet the earth 5rodu'e ve)etation seed;bearin) 5lants, and 8ruit trees on earth, bearin) 8ruit

6ith their seed inside, ea'h 'orres5ondin) to its o6n s5e'iesP. #nd so it 6as. The earth

5rodu'ed ve)etation the various =inds o8 seed;bearin) 5lants and the 8ruit trees 6ith seed

inside, ea'h 'orres5ondin) to its o6n s5e'ies. God sa6 that it 6as )ood. Evenin) 'a&e and

&ornin) 'a&e the third day.Q AGenesis 1;1/.

Here 'o&es, a)ain, very brie8ly, 6hat 6e had observed in our raccontoabout 6hat s'ien'e dedu'ed on the

evolution o8 the 5lanet.

e &ust not 8or)et that our observer sees these events at a truly diyin) 5a'e thats ho6 it &ust have

ha55ened, sin'e the 5lanets si? billion years Jor at least 8our billion si? hundred years; 6ere su&&aried to

hi& in seven days.

Lets analye this third day.

The 6ater 'olle'ts in a sin)le o'ean;sea and the land in a sin)le &ass.

I a& 'onvin'ed that our observer is re8errin) here to the su5er'ontinent +an)aea aalbara.

Its too 'oin'idental the observation the narrator &a=es on one land and one sea, al&ost too 'oin'identaland unne'essary i8 it 6erent be'ause thats the 6ay it really ha55ened.

But he 'ould not see it A6ere tal=in) about a su5er 'ontinent there8ore it &ust have been an idea that he

sa6 in the vision. This &a=es its &ention &ore interestin), al&ost re&ar=able.

Then this )uy Athe observer sees )ro6in) 5lants around hi& 6hi'h he identi8ies 6ith li8e 8or&s =no6n to

hi& trees, seeds, 8ruits, 5erha5s al)ae.

Fourth day

NGod said,

NOLet there be li)hts in the vault o8 heaven to divide day 8ro& ni)ht, and let the& indi'ate

8estivals, days and years. Let the& be li)hts in the vault o8 heaven to shine on the earthP. #nd


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so it 6as. God &ade the t6o )reat li)hts the )reater li)ht to )overn the day, the s&aller li)ht to

)overn the ni)ht, and the stars. God set the& in the vault o8 heaven to shine on the earth, to

)overn the day and the ni)ht and to divide li)ht 8ro& dar=ness. God sa6 that it 6as )ood.

Evenin) 'a&e and &ornin) 'a&e the 8ourth day.Q AGenesis 11(;1.

#nd no6 our observer ;at last; 'an see a 'lear s=y, 8ree o8 'louds, &oisture and )ases, as 6ell as o8

stardust ;the re&ainin) stardust that had disa55eared 8ro& the surroundin) s5a'e be'ause it had been'a5tured by the 5lanets and s6e5t by the solar 6ind.

Finally, he sees the sun, the &oon and the stars and, o8 'ourse, he believes that God has 'reated the& ri)ht

then.

$bviously he is not a6are that the stars already e?isted be8ore but he had not s5otted the& yet. #nd 6hy

not- hy hadnt he seen the&- He had not noti'ed the& be'ause ;as 6e had noted; the 'onditions o8 the

at&os5here and outer s5a'e had not allo6ed hi& to. "e&e&ber the dust stor& in s5a'e, and the torrential

rains, the 6ater stea& and the vol'ani' )ases in the 5lanets at&os5here. But no6, 6ith a 'older earth and

)ro6in) ve)etation, the air 6ould be 'lean enou)h 8or the )eneral a55earan'e o8 the s=y to be uite si&ilar

to the 5resent, &u'h li=e the s=y 6ere used to seein). # 'lean s=y, blue and 'lear. Enou)h to observe thesun, the &oon and the stars.

o6 6ith a &ore >nor&al> environ&ent, 6e &i)ht say, our observer 'ontinues, standin) in the sa&e

5la'e, 6at'hin) ti&e 5ass be8ore his eyes at a 8ri)htenin) 5a'e. #t the sa&e ti&e he tries to inter5ret,

throu)h sel8;re8errals and the =no6led)e o8 the ti&e in 6hi'h he lives, events that he doesnt understand.

Fa'ts that hu&an =ind 6ould need ;at least; t6o thousand, or three thousand years and hundreds o8 s'ienti8i'

dis'overies to inter5ret.

Fi8th dayNGod said,

NOLet the 6aters be alive 6ith a s6ar& o8 livin) 'reatures, and let birds 6in) their 6ay

above the earth a'ross the vault o8 heavenP. #nd so it 6as. God 'reated )reat sea;&onsters and

all the 'reatures that )lide and tee& in the 6aters in their o6n s5e'ies, and 6in)ed birds in their

o6n s5e'ies. God sa6 that it 6as )ood. God blessed the&, sayin), OBe 8ruit8ul, &ulti5ly, and

8ill the 6aters o8 the seas and let the birds &ulti5ly on landP. Evenin) 'a&e and &ornin) 'a&e

the 8i8th day.Q AGenesis 120;2/.

#t this 5oint, I &ust ad&it that the 8a't that in the story 5lants e&er)ed 8irst and &arine ani&als later,)enerated so&e 'on'ern in &e ... it


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It is also 5ossible that, bet6een )la'iations, the bea'h is 'o&5letely 8looded and that, 5erha5s, so&e o8 our

observers vision 6ere sub&er)ed, and hen'e the >bubblin) 6aters 8or their s5e'ies.>

e should note that the 'ontinents dri8ted over the 5lates to their 'urrent lo'ations, and that 6hile they did

it there 6ere several )la'iations. These )la'iations retained liuid 6ater on the )round as sno6, i'e, and the

6ater 8looded the 'oast at every o55ortunity. This to;and;8ro o8 6ater o''urred &any ti&es.

The sea monsters

#nd 6hat about the land ani&als-

e are )ettin) there, lets not rush.

!i?th day

NGod said,

NOLet the earth 5rodu'e every =ind o8 livin) 'reature in its o6n s5e'ies 'attle, 'ree5in)

thin)s and 6ild ani&als o8 all =indsP. #nd so it 6as. God &ade 6ild ani&als in their o6n

s5e'ies, and 'attle in theirs, and every 'reature that 'ra6ls alon) the earth in its o6n s5e'ies.

God sa6 that it 6as )ood.

NGod said,

NOLet us &a=e &an in our o6n i&a)e, in the li=eness o8 ourselves, and let the& be &asters o8

the 8ish o8 the sea, the birds o8 heaven, the 'attle, all the 6ild ani&als and all the 'reatures that

'ree5 alon) the )roundP. God 'reated &an in the i&a)e o8 hi&sel8, in the i&a)e o8 God he

'reated hi&, &ale and 8e&ale he 'reated the&. God blessed the&, sayin) to the&,

NOBe 8ruit8ul, &ulti5ly, 8ill the earth and subdue it. Be &asters o8 the 8ish o8 the sea, the birds

o8 heaven and all the livin) 'reatures that &ove on earthP.

NGod also said,

NOLoo=, to you I )ive all the seed;bearin) 5lants every6here on the sur8a'e o8 the earth, and

all the trees 6ith seed;bearin) 8ruit this 6ill be your 8ood. #nd to all the 6ild ani&als, all the

birds o8 heaven and all the livin) 'reatures that 'ree5 alon) the )round, I )ive all the 8olia)e o8


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the 5lants as their 8oodP. #nd so it 6as. God sa6 all he had &ade, and indeed it 6as very )ood.

Evenin) 'a&e and &ornin) 'a&e the si?th day.Q AGenesis 12(;/1.

In this 5ara)ra5h o8 the si?th day 6e 8ind the e&er)en'e o8 land ani&als and then hu&an bein)s. Its very

i&5ortant, very i&5ortant, that &an is the last to a55ear, 6e already dis'ussed 6hy. The 8a't that it is the last

is not a &inor detail. 3an 'ould have a55eared at the be)innin) o8 the story and it 6ould have been &ore

reasonable or 'onsistent i8 6e 6ere to believe that the 6hole story 6as invented. It see&s to &e thatso&eone 6ho invents a story o8 'reation nor&ally be)ins 6ith the &ost i&5ortant 'hara'ter the hu&an

bein). Ho6ever, in Genesis &an, the 'enter o8 'reation, is the last to &a=e his arrival.

+er8e't, so 8ar Did you see->, but dont )o so 8ast, be'ause this isnt over yet.

Finally I returned to the basis o8 &y theory that 8o'uses on the lo'ation o8 the observer. I thou)ht lets

8ind the e?a't lo'ation.

The =ey 'an be )iven to us by the individual 6ho sees, by the observer.

ho 6as this observer- here did he live- hat 6as he doin)- hat did he do 8or a livin)-

#s 6e have no re8eren'e about this individual, be'ause the only thin) 6e have is his story, 6e &ust

dedu'e it.

The Genesis is a narrative that is 5art o8 the te?ts, stories and traditions 'o&5iled by 3oses, or at least

thats 6hat the Bible s'holars su55ose. Follo6in) this lo)i' 6e 'an dedu'e that i8 the te?t is 5art o8 the'ultural herita)e o8 the Hebre6s, it is so be'ause 6hoever 6rote it or narrated it 6as a &e&ber o8 its 5eo5le

or at least so&eone very 'lose to the&. ith this in8or&ation 6e 6ould be able to de8ine a &u'h &ore

5re'ise )eo)ra5hi' lo'ation the area 6ould be 'on8ined to the re)ion o8 3eso5ota&ia, bet6een the

Eu5hrates and Ti)ris. $ur observer 6ould very 5ossibly be a she5herd.

ell, 6ell, 6ell ... very 6ell.

#t that &o&ent so&ethin) 8ell into the tan)le o8 'lues and 5ie'es. I had the 8eelin), the 'ertainty o8 havin)

8ound so&ethin) i&5ortant. I thou)ht I &ust investi)ate that 5la'e, investi)ate 3eso5ota&ia in the early

days o8 +an)aea. I sear'hed and sear'hed in boo=s and ... Bin)o Guess. 3eso5ota&ia, or at least the

territories that 6ould one day be'o&e 3eso5ota&ia, 6ere a bea'h, a bea'h o8 #rabia. He 6as at the land&ass that 6ould dri8t 6ith the other blo'=s and then end u5 >al&ost 'rashin)> 6ith #sia. The bea'h 6as

there, the bea'h 6as the 5la'e 8ro& 6hi'h our observer sa6 the sea &onsters.

hile our blo'= o8 #rabia dri8ts on the o'ean, that s&all se'tor ;that &illions o8 years later 6ould be

3eso5ota&ia; is a bea'h, a lon) bea'h that stret'hes in 8ront o8 the o'ean. But be6are, be'ause it is not


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I should &a=e a s&all re&ar= in the narrative, re8errin) to &arine ani&als he s5ea=s o8 >&onsters>, but

6hen he &entions land ani&als, he doesnt. hy- eah, I 6onder 6hy so&e sea ani&als see&ed &onstrous

but the land ani&als didnt-

Behold the =ey.

Behold THE =ey.

Lets re'all the ti&eline.

I8 6e 'onsider that 6hen this )uy is 6at'hin) the sea A6hile dri8tin) on the blo'= o8 #rabia it is 6ith #sia dinosaurs 6ere e?tin't. There 6ere no

&onsters inland. Gone 6ere >land &onsters> that our observer 'ould ever see.

Thin= this )uy 6as al6ays >stu'=> to the 8loor he never turned, he never 'han)ed the dire'tion o8 his

)ae.

hile his vision lasted, at all ti&es, he 'a&e a'ross a dis5lay o8 events that ha55ened be8ore his eyes, as i8

he had been in 8ront o8 a &ovie s'reen on 6hi'h Creation 6as bein) 5ro


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The arrow indicates the location of the observer

#t this 5oint I 6ill tell you so&ethin) very interestin).

hen this boo= 6as al&ost 8inished and 6e 6ere doin) the 8inal 'orre'tions, in those days, I 6as 6at'hin)

television and )oin) over so&e 5ro)ra&s that Id re'orded.

#s I didnt 8ind any 'o&edy ;6hi'h is 6hat I li=e to see a8ter a days 6or=; I 'he'=ed the do'u&entary

5ro)ra&s re'orded and rando&ly sele'ted one on the !ahara Desert.

at'hin) the do'u&entary, to &y sur5rise, I hear s'ientists tal=in) about the enor&ous a&ount o8 sea 8ossils

that 8or&ed the sands o8 the !ahara desert. They said that the !ahara had been a shallo6 sea bea'h, so &u'h

so that &an)rove )lo6ed A&an)rove trees are very salt tolerant and their roots are i&&ersed in sea 6ater.The do'u&entary re8erred to a 5arti'ular area in E)y5t 'alled adi #l;Hitan, or hale alley due to the

lar)e nu&ber o8 8ossils o8 6hales and an'estors o8 these. They also 'o&&ented that the stones used in the

'onstru'tion o8 the 5yra&ids 6ere 'ra&&ed 8ull 6ith 'oastal &arine 8ossils, i.e., shells, seashells, 8ossils and

other &ore an'ient li=e nu&&ulites A>s&all 'oin>, e?tin't 8ora&ini8era that lived 8ro& bet6een ** and /

&illion years to the 5resent.

#t the end o8 the 8il& ;this do'u&entary 5ro)ra&; )eolo)ists 'on'luded that all the to5 ran)e o8 #8ri'a had

been 5artly sub&er)ed 6hile 'ontinental dri8t o''urred, and so&e sea;shore land had risen in ti&es #8ri'a is

a55roa'hin) #sia and blo'= #rabia >'ollides> 6ith #sia ;Ano6 Iran, Ira, Tur=ey.

Hu)e sur5rise.Hu)e and 5leasant sur5rise.

I8 6e 'onsider ho6 'lose is the bea'h, or the =ey lo'ation 6here 6e assu&e that our observer 6as 8ro&

the area o8 this >valley o8 the 6hales> ;less than 1,000 =ilo&eters; and 6e also 'onsider the &ani8est

e?isten'e o8 8ossils that 'on'ludes that the area 6as sub&er)ed enou)h so that at 'ertain ti&es our individual

'ould see the >8a&ous> sea &onsters, the theory at hand, our observers theory and its lo'ation &a=e 5er8e't

sense.

AI )uess, at this 5oint, I have )ot your attention and there are no sneers ....

#nd 8inally...#t the end o8 the si?th day, &an &a=es his a55earan'e.


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NOLet us &a=e &an in our o6n i&a)e, in the li=eness o8 ourselves, and let the& be &asters o8

the 8ish o8 the sea, the birds o8 heaven, the 'attle, all the 6ild ani&als and all the 'reatures that

'ree5 alon) the )roundP. God 'reated &an in the i&a)e o8 hi&sel8, in the i&a)e o8 God he

'reated hi&, &ale and 8e&ale he 'reated the&.Q AGenesis 124;27.

ot in the 8irst, nor the se'ond, not even in the si?th. Ho6 'an that be- Ho6 is it that &an 6as 'reated by

God at the end and not the be)innin)- Co&e on are 6e not the &ost i&5ortant thin)- e are the 'enter o8'reation !hould He not have 'reated us in the be)innin)- But he didnt. He 'reated us at the end.

Co&5letely the o55osite o8 6hat 6ould be e?5e'ted o8 a 'reationist a''ount.

# 5er8e't 8inale.

In si? billion years that the 6hole 5ro'ess o8 'reation o8 the !olar !yste& lasted, Ho&o sa5iens a55ears at

the end, in the last t6o &illion years.

+re'isely.

#t the end o8 the si?th day.

#nd no6... the seventh day.

NThus heaven and earth 6ere 'o&5leted 6ith all their array. $n the seventh day God had

'o&5leted the 6or= he had been doin). He rested on the seventh day a8ter all the 6or= he had

been doin). God blessed the seventh day and &ade it holy, be'ause on that day he rested a8ter

all his 6or= o8 'reatin).

N!u'h 6as the story o8 heaven and earth as they 6ere 'reated.

N#t the ti&e 6hen ah6eh God &ade earth and heavenQ AGenesis 21;(.

This last day has so&ethin) e?tra in addition to the day o8 rest, in 6hi'h God sees his 6or= He de'ides it

is already 8inished and there is a tru'e, and 6e read a)ain that God &ade the earth and the heavens, neither

&ore nor less.

This re5etition o8 the 5hrase ;earth and heaven, already &entioned in the 8irst day; is the =ey to unlo'=in)

the &ystery.

hat about ...-

e return to the L$C#TI$ ;yes, this ti&e 6ith 'a5ital letters; o8 our observer.

I8 the story 6as &ade by God, it 6ould &a=e no sense the e?5ression >earth and heaven> be'ause God

does not stand any6here, God is o&ni5resent. I8 6e s5ea= o8 heaven and earth its be'ause the observationis &ade 8ro& a 5urely hu&an 5ers5e'tive, so the observer;narrator &ust be a &an, a &an, an individual, 6ho

as 6e sa6, is standin) on the earths 'rust, the 5lanets sur8a'e, and 8ro& there he narrates.

The land is all that is under his 8eet Jthe 5lanet; and the s=y is all that is on that 6orld, and that &eans the

at&os5here, s5a'e, stars, the rest o8 the universe and other universes ;i8 there are any; everythin),

absolutely everythin), in'ludin) the 6orld o8 ideas and the la6s )overnin) the behavior o8 'reation, su'h as

the la6s o8 5hysi's, 'he&istry, et'., et'., et'.

I 6ould li=e to &ention so&ethin) to you no6. $ne o8 &y 'hildren, the youn)est, a)ed nine, told &e

>hy didn/t (od do everything with magic0 As He can do anything he wants 1ust by clicking 2thundering+his fingers.>

es, I =no6, 'hildrens uestions...

es, I thou)ht, and 6hy 'ant Creation ha55en li=e that- hy doesnt God do thin)s by &a)i'-


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#nd it o''urred to &e that &aybe 6hat ha55ens is that 6e have be'o&e so a''usto&ed to the &a)i' o8

God, that it does not sho'= us any&ore. It is 5ossible that, as s'ien'e has dis'overed so&e o8 the

&e'hanis&s o8 this Grand iards tri'=s and also the &e'hanis&s that &a=e these >tri'=s>, at one 5oint 6e

have 'o&e to thin= that anyone 'an do the&.

But 'learly not everyone 'an 'reate a solar syste&, not even in si? billion years.

Follo6in) these readin)s and re8le'tions I 6as tellin) a 8riend about this idea o8 &a)i'. I as=ed hi& >hy

do 6e assu&e that i8 God 'reates so&ethin) he &ust do it 6ith a &a)i' 6and- #s i8 every &ornin) he5ee5ed a 6and and a voi'e 8ro& heaven said, >E)), 'hi'=en, e)), 'hi'=en ...> and e))s and 'hi'=ens 8illed

our 8ar&s.>

God has &e'hanis&s 8or all, and thats 6hat 6e see every day o8 our lives and 6e do not realie ho6

'hildren are born, ho6 trees )ro6, ho6 the tides rise and 8all, ho6 6e breathe, ho6 rain is )enerated, ho6

the stars &ove, and hundreds o8 billions o8 thin)s &ore.

#nd 6e are used to the&. e )ot used to the 6ay the 6orld 6or=s around us so &u'h so that 6e are

'onvin'ed that thin)s have ha55ened by 'han'e, 6ithout any 5lannin) that behind the Creation there isnt a

Creator that our e?isten'e is 5ure 'han'e. #nd that, I believe, is the reason that o8ten arises 8or the division

bet6een s'ien'e and reli)ion.It 6ould see& that 6hat 'an be 5roven s'ienti8i'ally 'annot be the 6or= o8 God.

#s i8 &an had 'reated, on his o6n, any o8 the la6s o8 5hysi's.

e6ton dis'overed the la6s that bear his na&e, dis'overed the& ... not 'reated the& there is a hu)e

di88eren'e.


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*

L$C#TI$ #D EI"$3ET

Babylonians

I also thou)ht that this observer 6e s5ea= about, &ust have been i&&ersed in a 'ultural 'onte?t, obviously

in8luen'ed by the &yths, le)ends and )ods o8 his 'ulture and o8 'ourse, e?5osed to other 'reation narratives.

I8 the lo'ation 6e 5ro5ose is 'orre't, he &ust have had )reat in8luen'es o8 Babylon. Mno6in) then 6hat

the Babylonians said in his te?ts on this event 'an be very interestin).

I trans'ribe belo6 the Babylonian 5oe& o8 'reation 'alled Enu&a Elish A8or its 8irst t6o 6ords 6hi'h

be)ins

hen the sky above had no name,

And the very earth beneath was not yet named,

2Then+ the waters of the primordial abyss 2A$3)4 freshwater+

and of the tumultuous Tiamat 2salt water+ were mingled together.

This 5oe& Enu&a Elish, 8ound in the library o8 #shurbani5al in ineveh A44 BC ; 427 BC, re'ords the

birth o8 3ardu=, his heroi' deeds and ho6 he be'a&e the lord o8 the )ods a8ter =illin) his )rand&other,

Tia&at, 8ro& 6ho& he snat'hed the Tablets o8 Destiny.It reads

>hen hi)h above heaven had not been na&ed it had not been 'alled 6ith a na&e the

&ainland belo6 and there 6as $h 3u&&u, &y viier,

6ho bri)htens &y s5irit, 'o&e 6ith &e to Tia&at. A...

>.

QTull tet in A%+"DIO I#


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These verses 'ontinue &aintainin) the sa&e tone as 6e &ove a6ay 8ro& the 5ossibility o8 any s'ienti8i'

'orrelation bet6een the Enu&a Elish and s'ien'e.

By readin) it 6e have seen the enor&ous di88eren'e bet6een the Genesis and the other 'ultures o8 the

area.

ote that there is ;in the Babylonian story; the i&a)e o8 8ather and &other )ivin) birth to 'reation. $ne

idea 6ould be nor&al 8or so&eone o8 a 5olytheisti' 'ulture that tries to e?5lain the 'reation throu)h a belie8

syste& that is 8a&iliar to hi& 6here 6hat is born &ust inevitably 'o&e 8ro& t6o 5arents, a &ale and a8e&ale.

E)y5tians

+erha5s 6e &i)ht thin= that the idea o8 'reation o8 Genesis &ay have been ta=en 8ro& the E)y5tians,be'ause, at one 5oint, they 6ere the &ost advan'ed in the area at a s'ienti8i' level.

"ead the des'ri5tion o8 the 'reation by the&

>It is said that 6ater 6as , it 6as the God o8 Dar=ness, it 6as the be)innin) o8

everythin) ... but he 6as slee5in), only slee5in).

hen he 8inally 6o=e u5 8ound only boredo&, he 6as all he sa6 around. either

ani&als nor 5lants, nor &en ... not even )ods. Then, re'o)niin) the i&&ense 5o6er o8 'reation

in itsel8, he de'ided to )et do6n to 6or= and start 6ith the 'reation o8 the universe.

>#s he 6as 6ater he be)an 'reatin) land a lar)e island o8 loa&y soil arose 8ro& hi&sel8 it

6as E)y5t, and he thou)ht that, as E)y5t had e&er)ed 8ro& 6ater, this should )ive it li8e, thats6hen God 'reated the divine river, the ile.

> 'ontinued to 'reate ... the s=y, air, 5lants, ani&als and )ods, but so&ethin) 6as

&issin), there 6asnt total dar=ness, but there 6asnt li)ht either. $ne day, 8ro& a lotus 8loatin)

on the ile 'a&e li)ht. The 8lo6er 6as relu'tant to o5en u5 and 6hen it 'ould not ta=e it

any&ore, "#, the sun,'a&e out, )ivin) the 6orld 6hat it needed, that li)ht 6ith 6hi'h to

a55re'iate the 'olors, the beauty o8 'reation and o8 'ourse the ti&e sin'e "# 6ould )o ba'=

into the 'u5 o8 lotus 8lo6er to rest durin) the ni)ht. "# be'a&e the &ost 5o6er8ul )od, the

&aster o8 the 6orld and also the &ost envied... >.

$bviously not, 6e 'ant &a=e the 'orrelation 6ith s'ien'e, it is i&5ossible.

Hebre6s

hat about the 5o5ular 'os&olo)i'al notions o8 the Hebre6s-

Lets revie6 6hat the Hebre6 des'ri5tion, desi)n, 5o5ular idea 6as.

For the&, the earth 6as 8ounded u5on the 6aters o8 the 5ri&eval o'ean, Teho&, and its boundaries 6ere6ashed by the 6aters o8 the o'ean.

Belo6 the earth 6as the abode o8 the dead, the seol, euivalent to the Gree= Hades, the Babylonian

arallu, as it 6as 'on'eived as a hollo6 )round inhabited by the shades o8 the dead.


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#bove )round the solid s=y 6as holdin) the u55er 6aters. This solid 8ir&a&ent had )ates that o5ened out

to the 6aters o8 the 8lood and torrential rains.

The stars 6ere 8i?ed in the 8ir&a&ent.

#bove the u55er 6aters there 6as >the heaven o8 heavens,> 6here God d6elt surrounded by his 'ourt, the

an)els, the 'hildren o8 God, or 5erha5s the 8a&ily o8 God. This idea o8 divine abode be'a&e the e&5yrean

heaven, 6here in the &iddle #)es stood the &ansions o8 the blessed.

This 5o5ular Hebre6 'on'e5tion about the ori)in is very interestin), sin'e althou)h they had the te?t o8Genesis, they did not have su88i'ient s'ienti8i' =no6led)e to e?5lain it. There8ore they &ade a 8ree

inter5retation o8 the narrative and end in this 'on8usin) idea o8 solid s=ies and 8i?ed stars in the 8ir&a&ent,

beyond the abode o8 God and the an)els that 6ould be a the&e rather 8o'used on the 5hiloso5hi'al.

Its very sho'=in) to &e to observe ho6 the sa&e des'ri5tion has, or has not, sense de5endin) on the

=no6led)e a55lied to their inter5retation and ho6 today 6ith the in8or&ation available and the ease o8

8indin) it, anyone 'ould &a=e a &ore a''urate 'o&5arison than any done in 5revious 'enturies.

o6, 'o&e on ..., the te?t o8 Genesis is, at least, three thousand years old and the 8a't that its 5ie'es 8all

5er8e'tly into 5la'e has to be, 8or &e, 6ithout a doubt the 6or= o8 God.

hi'h leads to the ne?t thou)ht. The Genesis has too &any >'oin'iden'es> re)ardin) 6hat 6e su55oseha55ened s'ienti8i'ally. #nd I 8or one do not believe in 'oin'iden'es, es5e'ially 6hen there are so &any.

!o ho6 does that in8or&ation rea'h our observer- here does it 'o&e 8ro&- Ho6 does he )et it-


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4

THE !#C"ED "ITE"

To understand it better, I 6ould li=e to re8er to ho6 the Catholi' Chur'h deals 6ith the idea o8 the sa'red6riter, the 6riter 6ho 'a5tures 6hat he understands to be the 6ord o8 God.

hen 6e say that the te?ts are 6ords o8 God, one 'ould i&a)ine that God has di'tated the 5hrases that he

6anted to rea'h readers in the authors ear thats ho6 re5resented the authors o8 the sa'red boo=s are

usually re5resented in &any o8 the 5aintin)s seen in the 'hur'hes. Ho6ever, the 5heno&enon is &u'h &ore

'o&5le?. This 5heno&enon is 'alled inspiration. But this ins5iration should not be understood in the sa&e

6ay that a &usi'ian is ins5ired to 'reate a 6or=, but as the dis'rete a'tion o8 God dee5 inside the sa'red

6riter. This ins5iration res5e'ts, as it 6ere, the hu&anity o8 the author, his 'ulture, his in'linations, his

tastes, his 6ritin), as Luis Heriberto "ivas e?5lains in his boo= >The boo=s and the history o8 the Bible.

Introdu'tion to Holy !'ri5ture.>10.That is 6hy it 'an be noted that the various boo=s o8 the Bible have distin'tly di88erent styles.

This is 5re'isely be'ause the ha)io)ra5her Asu'h is the na&e )iven to the sa'red author is 8ully involved

in 6hat God 'o&&anded hi& to 6rite.

>Thus, 6hen one as=s about the author o8 the Bible, one &ust ta=e into a''ount this double di&ension in

the one hand, the author is God 6ho ins5ires, on the other, it is the ha)io)ra5her 6ho does as best as he 'an

)odly tas=>A!i'. Luis Heriberto "ivas. Editorial !an Benito. 200%11.

I thin= this 5ara)ra5h 'an elu'idate the &e'hanis& ;so&e &i)ht say;, by 6hi'h Gods in8or&ation rea'hes

8irst the 6riter and then the reader o8 the sa'red te?t. But any6ay, it is still hard to i&a)ine.!o Ive 6ritten this 8i'tional a''ount 6ith the &ere intention o8 allo6in) the reader stand, i8 only 8or a

&o&ent, in the 5la'e o8 our 8a&ous observer.

It is i&5ortant to 'lari8y that the 8ollo6in) story is 5ure 8i'tion and that no6here in the Bible is it s5e'i8ied

that it ha55ened this 6ay.

10Ni.as, uis eriberto, Los libros y la historia de la Biblia. Introduccin a las Sagradas Escrituras# +ditorial an

-enito# 200J#

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7

THE $B!E"E"

Conte&5latin) 'reation

Fi'tional a''ount that 'an hel5 you understandThe 6ay so&e 5eo5le have re'eived Gods visions#nd revelations.

3eso5ota&ia

!e&iti' illa)e

1000 B.C.

He 6as slo6ly re)ainin) 'ontrol, his 'ontrol, 'ontrol o8 hi&sel8, 6hile he be'a&e a6are o8 6hat had

ha55ened.

His le)s tre&bled his &ind 6as a 'haos o8 uestions that de&anded ans6ers.

hat did 5 see0 hat happened to me0 %id 5 have a hallucination0 here am 50 The sheep06 How

long..0He thou)ht, des5erate and )reatly 'on8used.

He loo=ed around.

The sheep6 There they are6Thank (od, thank (od they have not escaped6

5s it still dawn or dusk0

The day 6as endin) and there 6as little li)ht, he sa6 that the sun 6as settin) but he 6as still 'on8used.

His le)s did not su55orted hi& He 8ell to his =nees, leaned his hands on the 8loor.

5 must come back home, 5 must come back home and tell everyone what happened to me.

The i&a)es he had seen returned to his &ind as 8ast &e&ories. Have 5 dreamed0He tried to 8o'us on

6hat 6as i&5ortant at the ti&e. 5 must go home, back to my family, safe and with the flock.

He had noti'ed it 6as )ettin) dar=. He too= his 'roo= and the 8ur that =e5t hi& 6ar&.57m starving, my

stomach hurts from hunger Jhe had not eaten sin'e leavin) ho&e that &ornin), and the day 6as over.ater, water, 5 need to drink.

He ran to the 'ree= that 6as a 8e6 &eters a6ay, and suatted. He too= )reat )ul5s as i8 they 6ere the last

and 8elt better. He 6i5ed his &outh 6ith his sleeve as he stood. He 6as e?hausted as i8 hed run a ra'e.

He 6as slo6ly be)innin) to rela?.

Everythin) see&ed in order. He )athered the shee5 and drove the& to the hut 6here he lived.

He arrived an hour later, hurryin) under the &oonli)ht.

He lo'=ed the& in the 5en.

Ela& had a 6i8e, 3isur, and t6o 'hildren, a boy o8 ei)ht and a )irl o8 si?.

5on hearin) the shee5 enter the 5en the 'hildren ran to )reet their 8ather. In the dar=, they hu))ed hi&and Ela& li8ted !a&ud, the )irl, and )rabbed the oldest, r=is, hand.

; 3o& 6as 6orried be'ause you did not sho6 u5;r=is said.

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; Husband, did anythin) ha55en to you- ;in 3isurs 8a'e the 'on'ern 6as 5al5able.

; $h &y 6i8e, lets )o inside as I &ust tell you &y day. ou should hear 6hat ha55ened to &e.

; Did an ani&al atta'= you- #re you all ri)ht- #re you hurt- Have you had a 5roble& 6ith the shee5...-

; o 6o&an. !tay 'al&. 3a=e &e so&ethin) to eat, 5lease, I have not eaten all day and I& starvin).

Ela& too= a 5ie'e o8 bread and 5oured so&e 6ine 6hile he 6aited 8or 3isur to 5re5are hi& so&ethin) to

eat. He sat on a ben'h, be)an to rela? and 8ati)ue be'a&e noti'eable. Ta=in) a dee5 breath, he leaned on the

table and ate.He did not =no6 6here to be)in to tell her 6hat had ha55ened. 3isur ur)ed hi&

; Tell &e, tell &e, &y husband.

; Ill do it, 6o&an. I 6ent as usual to the 5astures, beside the strea&. I sat on the ro'=, the one 8ro& 6hi'h

I 'an 6at'h over the shee5, you =no6 6hi'h one I &ean. The sun be)an to rise on the horion, the air 6as

still, there 6ere al&ost no sounds, the ani&als )raed in total tranuility and a &o&ent later ... everythin)

6as )one.

I 6as envelo5ed in dar=ness, I 'ould tell that there 6as so&ethin) li=e a sea, in 6hi'h I 6as sub&er)ed,

and all around &e there 6as a hu)e &ess, as i8 everythin) 6ere &i?ed. I 'ould not see 6here it be)an and

6here it ended. It 6as li=e bein) in a sandstor& in the &iddle o8 the ni)ht. I 8elt I 6as 8loatin) over an abyss,I sa6 no )round under &y 8eet, and over that sea I 'ould 'learly 8eel the 5resen'e o8 God.

Li)ht arose suddenly, the li)ht 'a&e 8ro& so&e6here but I 'ould not see 6here.

The li)ht that 6as =indled &oved, it 'rossed over &e li=e the sun 'rosses. #nd 6hen it 6as behind &e the

dar=ness returned li=e the ni)ht.

hen I 6o=e it 6as evenin), it 6as )ettin) dar= and I 'ould not realie ho6 &u'h ti&e had 5assed...

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The &ornin) 6as 'al&, the air still, the aro&as 8a&iliar. He 6as leadin) the ani&als to 5asture near the

strea&, as 6as his routine.

5 will try to catch a fish that will distract me and 5/ll stop thinking about the vision. This time of year,

some big ones go near the shore to spawn8 then 5 could search for medicinal herbs. 9es, 5 will try to keep

busy.

He rea'hed the ro'= he usually used as a loo=out too= o88 his ba'=5a'= re5ositioned the s=ins he used to=ee5 6ar& stret'hed the& on the stone and sat do6n a &o&ent to rest. The &ornin) 6as truly 5ea'e8ul...

It started to rain, torrentially there 6as a lot o8 stea& there see&ed to be no air everythin) 6as 6ater and

&ud you 'ould hardly tell 6here one be)an and 6here the other ended.

He 6as not 6et all that &oisture did not a88e'ted hi&. othin) that ha55ened in 8ront o8 his eye had any

e88e't on hi&. He did not 8eel hot neither 'old. He 'ould not see the s=y, as the 8o);stea& 6as i&5enetrable.

!lo6ly the at&os5here be'a&e 'lear, the rain be'a&e less intense. !tea& 6as 8adin). Ela& 'ould see ho6

the 6ater 6as 'olle'ted in the )round and the s=y be'o&e dis'ernible. There 6ere still &any 'louds, but he

'ould see the s=y. The )round 6as a ua)&ire, a hu)e bath.

He 'a&e to the vision disa55eared as suddenly as it had 'o&e.

$n'e &ore it 6as late, a)ain about the sa&e ti&e as the day be8ore.

Ela& too= his head.

Am 5 going cra#y0 hat about the sheep0

There they 6ere, 5er8e'tly 6ell to)ether uiet, as i8 so&eone had been 6at'hin) 6hile he had his ne6

vision.

Ela& 6ent 8ro& ha55iness to horror. Ha55iness be'ause he realied that 6hat ha55ened 6as Gods 6ill

he 'ould 8eel it, he 8elt it 'learly as i8 so&eone had told hi&, but at the sa&e ti&e he 8elt 8ear.hy me0 hy (od chose to show me this0 And what is He showing me0 5 can/t understand it. hat else

will He show me0 hat else will 5 have to face0

There 6ere too &any uestions, too &any and not one ans6er.

He too= his thin)s, sear'hed 8or the shee5 and lo6ered the& as 8ast as he 'ould to his house, al&ost

runnin).

He needed to tal= to the 5riest. It 6as i&5erative to s5ea= 6ith a 5erson o8 God, so&eone 6ho had

e?5erien'e in this ty5e o8 events and 'ould tell 6hat 6as )oin) to ha55en or 6hat to e?5e't, or so&ethin),

anythin), anythin) that 'ould restore tranuility.9es, sure, if isur hasn/t been into town to see the priest 5 will go right now, 5 cannot wait Jhe 6as

des5erate.

He 'a&e ho&e and )ot the shee5 in the 5en, 5ushin) the&.

; Co&e on, 'o&e on, )o inside Jhe shouted. 3isur 3isur I& ho&e

3isur 'a&e to the door, under the eaves, and shouted

; Husband Co&e Co&e 'loser the 5riest has 'o&e and is 6aitin)

; Than= God, &y 6i8e.

Ela&, uieter ;be'ause the 5riest 6as there; 6ashed his 5ers5iration in a trou)h and entered his house.

Crossin) the threshold, he &et the 5riest and his assistant 6ho 6ere sittin) at the table and they stood to

)reet hi& 6hen they sa6 hi&. 3isur 6as standin) to the side, near the entran'e.


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#8ter )reetin) the&, Ela& as=ed the 5riest and his assistant to sit do6n and as=ed 3isur about their

'hildren. !he told hi& that on her 6ay to to6n she had le8t the& at her 5arents.

Ela& told the& the events o8 the 5revious day and the ne6 vision he had seen that day. #nd also ho6

these events had le8t hi& u5set and 6orried.

The &en listened attentively 6ithout 'o&&ent. hen Ela& 'on'luded his narrative the 5riest 6as silent

8or a &o&ent, as i8 he 6as 'lari8yin) his thou)hts, and then said; 3y son, its 'lear that these visions youve had 'an 'o&e 8ro& God. #t this ti&e I still 'annot understand

the &essa)e, or i8 it re8ers to 8uture or 5ast events. e &ay need to 6ait 8or a si)nal 8ro& God to 'lari8y the

issue. #ny6ay, you should stay 'al& i8 it 'o&es 8ro& God it 'annot be bad. I8 you do not &ind, 6ed li=e to

stay 6ith you a 8e6 days to see i8 anythin) else o''urs, and to a''o&5any you. e 'an stay 6herever you

say so as not to be a bother 6ed hate to inter8ere 6ith your daily routine, or be a burden to you and your

8a&ily.

Ela& 6as sur5rised, this 6as &u'h &ore than he 'ould have e?5e'ted. #lthou)h he 6as very reli)ious he

6as not a 5ra'ti'in) &e&ber o8 the 'ult, 6e &i)ht say he didnt have the habit o8 )oin) to the te&5le, and

had not dealt 6ith the 5riest be8ore these events.

He o88ered to the reli)ious &en the 'hildrens roo&s, as these 6ould stay at their )rand5arents and i8

ne'essary, they 'ould leave the& there 8or a 8e6 days.

They dined tryin) to tal= about trivial &atters.

Ela& and 3isur 6ere not 6ealthy. They 6ere only she5herds, so they didnt have &any 'o&8orts to

share and 'ould not a88ord to sto5 6or=in) either. Ela& had to 'ontinue 6ith his li8e and 6or= as usual

6hile this 6hole issue 6as resolved.

hen they 6ere about to retire to bed, the 5riest a55roa'hed Ela& and said

; !on, I have a va)ue idea about 6hat the visions youve had 'ould be I 'annot say anythin) yet, but I a&

'onvin'ed that there is still so&ethin) 8or you to see. I8 I& ri)ht this 'ould ta=e, at least, another day or t6o.

I 5ray you have stren)th and 8aith in God. I8 He has 'hosen you it is be'ause he =no6s you 'an 'o5e 6ith

6hat you have been entrusted. "e&e&ber He =no6s you better than you =no6 yoursel8. e 6ill a''o&5any

you at all ti&es. God is testin) you and I& sure you 6ill su''eed. Go to slee5 and rest. To&orro6 is another

day.

He added.; I8 you do not &ind, 6ed li=e to )o 6ith you to the 8ield 6ithout inter8erin) 6ith your 6or=.

; Than=s 3aster, I really a55re'iate it, you do not =no6 ho6 &u'h that &eans to &e.

; I understand, son. Go to slee5 and try to rela? and not 6orry about us.

3isur s5ent the ni)ht 6at'hin) Ela&. I8 he 6as slee5in), i8 he &oved, i8 he breathed. It 6as i&5ossible

not to noti'e ho6 6orried she 6as about her husband.

The 8irst li)ht o8 da6n sa6 the& eatin) brea=8ast they )ot ready to start the day in silen'e. Ela& 'ould

8eel the an?iety o8 the 5riest and his assistant, des5ite their e88orts to hide it.He sa6 ho6 they 6ere )oin) 8ro& one 5la'e to another a''o&&odatin) 6hat they had to 'arry and

s5ea=in) so8tly, al&ost in a 6his5er, so as not to disturb.


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Ela& =ne6 that 8or the& this 6as a uniue o55ortunity, 5erha5s 6hat they had e?5e'ted and 8or 6hi'h

they 6ould have 5re5ared all his li8e.

They are happy, it shows8 and 5 1ust want it to end. (od forgive me, not that 5 don/t want to be helpful8 it

/s 1ust that 57m 1ust terrified and 5 fear 5 will let you down. $lease give me the strength to overcome your test.

- #re you 6ell, husband- ;3isur as=ed uietly, on'e the others had le8t and they had a &o&ent o8 5riva'y.

; es, do not 6orry &y 6i8e. Everythin) 6ill be 8ine, they are )oin) to 'o&e 6ith &e. I 6ill try to brin)

so&e 8ish be'ause yesterday I 'ould not. +erha5s this has already ha55ened. !tay uiet 6o&an.

He 6ent in sear'h o8 the herd and be)an his routine. The 5riest and his assistant 8ollo6ed hi&, but stood

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He )athered his thin)s and started herdin) the ani&als. # short distan'e a6ay, the 5riest and his assistant

6ere 6at'hin). The 5riest 6ith a sli)ht 6ave o8 his hand said to his assistant to do nothin), to not intervene.

Ela& 6ent near the& herdin) shee5 and all returned to the house.

The return 6as uiet and unhurried, al&ost li=e another day o8 &any.

Finally, u5on arrival, Ela& le8t the shee5 in the 5en and 5assin) beside the 5riest said

; Co&e in, &aster, eat so&ethin) and Ill tell you 6hat I sa6.

3isur, as he entered the house, 6anted to =no6

; ouve had another vision ;it 6as &ore a state&ent than a uestion. ou are tired, &y husband. !it, 8or I

have 5re5ared so&ethin) 8or everyone to eat.

The 6o&an loo=ed at the reli)ious &en, as as=in) their o5inion.

The 5riest and his assistant uietly too= o88 their ba'=5a'=s and le8t their stu88 on the 8loor, in a 'orner.

Then they 6ent to 6ash 8or dinner.

Ela& sat on a stool and leaned on the table.

; o&an. I had another vision. hen the reli)ious &en return I 6ill tell the& about it.

#s they ate, Ela& narrated 6hat he had seen. The 5riest told 3isur that Ela& had 6al=ed a'ross the&eado6 loo=in) at thin)s they had 8ailed to see. They told ho6 Ela& had been 6at'hin) his 8eet, 6at'hin)

the s=y, and ho6, at ti&es, he 6ould stret'h his hands as i8 to tou'h so&ethin). They also 'o&&ented that

the shee5 6ere =e5t 'lose and uiet at all ti&es. o one le8t the herd nor 6ere they atta'=ed by a 5redator.

Finally, the 5riest told Ela&

; !on. ou have to be uiet. I& sure the hardest is over. ou &ust be )lad to be 'hosen by God to re'eive

this &essa)e. There 6ill be ti&e to inter5ret it. 3ean6hile rest. e, 8or our 5art, 6ill 5ray to God to )ive

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; Its 5er8e't, it is i&5ressive ;he 6his5ered.

The &on=s ran to hi& and =nelt beside hi&.

; Tell us son, 5lease tell us.

; God is sho6in) &e Creation God sho6s &e ho6 He did it all ... It is the ori)inal 'haos, ho6 He

or)anied it, ho6 He se5arated the 6ater 8ro& the earth, li)ht and dar=ness, day and ni)ht, 5lants, trees... I

thin= &y head 6ill e?5lode.

They lau)hed and 'ried. The reli)ious &en hu))ed and tried to 'al& hi&.; Cal& 'hild. Get hi& so&ethin) to eat ;the 5riest as=ed the assistant.

He trotted to 6here the ba'=5a'=s 6ere and returned 6ith so&e bread and 6ater.

Ela& told the& 6hat he had seen and ho6 the earth had &oved 8ro& the e?tre&e aridity to the lush

ve)etation in 8ront o8 their eyes. There 6as so &u'h 8orest, so &any trees that he 'ould not even see the s=y.

They returned.

; 3isur, 3isur ;he entered the house. I =no6 6hat this is about ;he )rabbed her by the shoulders. God is

sho6in) &e the Creation, ho6 he 'reated the earth and all thin)s that live in it. Today He has sho6n &e

ho6 He 'reated the 5lants !it do6n and Ill tell you it 6as 6onder8ul, a&ain)...

The ne?t day they 6ere there a)ain.

Ela& re5ositioned the s=ins on the ro'=. He loo=ed 8or a 5ie'e o8 bread ;the 6al= had &ade hi& hun)ry.

The &on=s 6ere a 8e6 hundred 8eet a6ay in the sa&e 5la'e 6here they had been the day be8ore, and they

5retended not to 6at'h. He sat u5 and stret'hed his ar&s.

hat a beautiful day...

He 'a&e out o8 the trees and sa6 the sun 5assin) s6i8tly over hi&, and then the &oon and the stars. The

days and ni)hts 8ollo6ed at a ra5id 5a'e. Days 5assed, then years, 'enturies, &illennia.

; Thats 6hy they are there ;he shouted, loo=in) to the &on=s. To 'ount the days and years

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Enor&ous sea 'reatures, hu)e, )iant, &onstrous. !o&e 6ent to the land, 'ra6led li=e sna=es 'onuerin)

the &ainland. The sea 6as tee&in) 6ith li8e, diverse li8e, and i&&ense diversity. Birds 6ere nestin) on

earth and breedin) the 6orld 6as 8ull o8 li8e.

There 6ere &any, too &any he 'ould not 8ollo6 all these 'reatures, so di88erent and so si&ilar. !o

&any... so &any...

The bea'h disa55eared. Ela& 6as thro6n ba'= on the )rass. ith his hands he )ro5ed 6hat 6as besidehi&. He sou)ht the sand, 6hi'h 6as )one, as he 6at'hed the s=y 8or birds. He 'losed his eyes in an atte&5t

to retain the i&a)es.ore, more.

He sat.

; !ea ani&als, Hu)e ani&als, !ea &onsters, 3onstrous, hu)e ;he lau)hed. #nd the days. Ea'h day

'orres5onds to a day o8 Creation, &y days are the days that it too= hi& to a'hieve it Thats 6hy he sho6s it

to &e 8ra)&ented. It is very i&5ortant that 6e ta=e noti'e o8 the days

He 5aused in his s5ee'h 8or breath.

; Ho6 &any days have 5assed- ;he as=ed the&.The 5riest 6as at his side and sat nearby.

; ith this, 8ive ;he ans6ered.

; Five, 8ive ... ho6 &any days 6ill God have dedi'ated to this, ho6 &any days are le8t-

; hat about the &an- ;the assistant as=ed; 6hat about the &an-

; I do not =no6. He has not sho6n &e yet, I have not seen hi&...

Evenin) 'a&e. !i?th day da6ned.

He =nelt. He le8t his sta88 and 5rayed, 'rou'hed 6ith his head al&ost on the )round and #nd


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God sa6 everythin) that he had &ade, and it 6as 8ine. 3isur, &y 6i8e, I 'an 8eel the love o8 God 8or his

'reation, 8or us, 8or ea'h herb, 8or ea'h bird.

His voi'e 'ra'=ed 6ith e&otion, he 'ould not sto5 'ryin).

The 5riest and his assistant bo6ed and 5rayed.

; Than= God, than= God.

Evenin) 'a&e. !eventh day da6ned...

He 6al=ed u5 to the stone 6here he le8t his thin)s, as i8 so&eone 6as )oin) out to &eet so&eone. He

re5ositioned the s=ins, le8t the 'roo= on the )round, leaned his ba'=5a'= on the stone and sat do6n. He

'losed his eyes and 6aited...

The 6or= 6as 'o&5leted. The earth, the heavens and all ele&ents and bein)s. #nd God 'eased on the

seventh day all the 6or= he had done. He blessed and san'ti8ied it.

Her eyes sou)ht the&. There they 6ere. He sta))ered, leaned a)ainst the ro'= 6ith one hand.Am 5 about to die0 3omething or someone is leaving me, 5 feel di##y. 5 am afraid, (od do not take me yet.

5t7s over. There7s nothing more. hat was with me is gone. 5 do not feel well.

He 'alled the 5riest 6ith his hand and said

; Lets )o ba'=. Its over. Today is a rest day. The seventh day shall be holy. It is the day 6hen God

8inishes Creation. e shall not 6or=. hat God )ave &e is over. Hes )one. I do not 8eel very 6ell ;his

thou)hts 6ere 'on8used.

; Cal& do6n son, the &ornin) is not yet over, lets )o to the house to eat so&ethin) and youll 8eel better

;he &otioned to his assistant to ta=e Ela&s thin)s.

They herded the shee5 and Ela& started 8eelin) better as they a55roa'hed the 8ar&.

3isur 6as in the )arden 6eedin). !he ran to the&.

; hy have you returned so early

; God told &e that today is a day o8 rest, that 6e should not 6or=. It is the day He 8inished Creation, the

seventh day. Leave the tools, 6o&an, do as He said.

; hat about to&orro6-

; To&orro6 6e have to 6or= a)ain, but there 6ill be no &ore &essa)es, 6i8e. I 8eel it is over. I have the

8eelin) that 6hat 6as 6ith &e these seven days is )one. I 8eel di88erent and tired, very tired.

By the &ea)er li)ht o8 oil la&5 ;in his roo& at the te&5le; the 5riest 8inished 6ritin) 6hat Ela& had

narrated day by day.

He 6aited 8or the in= to dry ;blo6in) )ently; and then rolled the 5a5yrus 6ith )reat 'are and reveren'e.

He tied it 6ith strin) and 5ut it in the trun= o8 the te&5les sa'red 5ossessions.

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Then he be)ins the des'ri5tion o8 'reation. Here it is i&5ortant to e&5hasie that the ha)io)ra5her

5ossibly 'ared &ore 8or the do'trinal and reli)ious as5e'ts o8 the narrative than 8or its s'ienti8i' side,

obviously. First, be'ause he &ay not have understood the s'ienti8i' 5art and se'ond, be'ause i8 he

understood it he 'ould not tell anyone be'ause no one 6ould have understood.

To &e it is obvious that the author is unable to 8ully understand 6hat he is seein), be'ause he believes in

so&e basi' 'on'e5ts o8 his ti&e, li=e that the s=y 6as solid, or that the stars, the sun and the &oon 6ere

)ods, et'.3oreover, he re&ains still alon) the trans8or&ations and everythin) ha55ens around hi&. For hi&, the

5la'e in 6hi'h he stands is the 'enter o8 the universe and the sun, the &oon and the stars &ove around it.

That 6as the )eneral idea, shared by s'holars, to the 5oint that the belie8 that the Earth 6as the 'enter o8 the

universe 5revailed beyond 1400 #D. I8 anyone doubts, 6e 'an as= Galileo Galilei, 6ho uttered the 8a&ous

5hrase E55ur si &uove or E 5ur si &uove A>#nd yet it &ovesP a8ter ab, 6ithout even sendin) hi& to 5rison This is

not a &inor issue Galileo 6as &ovin) &an=ind 8ro& his 5la'e, the &a?i&u& 'reation o8 God, the 'enter o8

'reation #nd still, they only senten'ed hi& to house arrest- ...-

ell, lets 'ontinue.

3any ti&es 6e 8ind that Genesis 'o&&entators 6onder 6hy the author does not s5ea= o8 the 'reation o8

dar=ness but o8 the 'reation o8 li)ht and they try to e?5lain it, in )eneral, ar)uin) that dar=ness is asso'iated

6ith evil and li)ht 6ith )ood but in the te?t there is no reason to believe that dar=ness re5resents evil itssi&5ly that be8ore the li)ht it 6as dar= and a8ter the li)ht it 6as not.

I thin= 6e should re&e&ber that outer s5a'e is dar= by nature be'ause it la'=s at&os5here and the li)ht

has no 6ay to s5read and 'reate that 8eelin) o8 bein) surrounded by li)ht that is so 8a&iliar to us.

It is i&5ortant ;'riti'al 6e &i)ht say; not to 8or)et that 6hen tal=in) o8 Genesis and, obviously, o8 the

Bible, 6e are usually in the area o8 reli)ion. There8ore the te?t tries to leave ;at all ti&es; reli)ious tea'hin)s

to those 6ho read it, as thats the &ain reason o8 all these 6ritin)s e?isten'e to lead &an in his s5iritual

Let us &a=e &an in $ur i&a)e, a''ordin)

to $ur li=eness and let the& rule over the 8ish o8 the sea ...>. Behold the &ost a''urate re8eren'e o8 &an as

Gods re5resentative be8ore 6hat 6as 'reated on earth that he 6ill 'o&&and about ani&als and 5lants, and

that this allo'ation entails the enor&ous res5onsibility o8 'arin) 8or the&.

I ha55ened to 8ind 5eo5le 6ho, &ista=in) this 5ara)ra5h, 8eel entitled to do anythin) to ani&als and 5lants

be'ause >God sent the&> ...- The 8a&ous >power> It is 'lear that 6e 'an &isinter5ret sa'red te?ts and

ada5t the& to our interests or needs as 6e see 8it, but 6e should not do so.

God is above all a &er'i8ul and lovin) 8ather, and no6here does He )ive the &andate that 6e 'an &istreatani&als or sub


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5lants every6here on the sur8a'e o8 the earth, and all the trees 6ith seed;bearin) 8ruit this 6ill be your 8ood.

#nd to all the 6ild ani&als, all the birds o8 heaven and all the livin) 'reatures that 'ree5 alon) the )round, I

)ive all the 8olia)e o8 the 5lants as their 8ood >. In this 5ara)ra5h it is 'lear the intention to 'onvey the idea,

indi'ation or tea'hin) that ;as 5lants are there 8or sustenan'e; &an &ust 5rote't and res5e't all ani&al li8e.

ndoubtedly &an, bein) intelli)ent, 'an &a=e that dis'ri&ination ;dis'ri&ination that ani&als are unable

to 5er8or&. Ho6ever, a8ter the 8lood 6e 8eel that God is resi)ned to the vie6 that it is too &u'h to as=,

>ever a)ain 6ill I 'urse the earth be'ause o8 hu&an bein)s, be'ause their heart 'ontrives evil 8ro& theirin8an'y. ever a)ain 6ill I stri=e do6n every livin) thin) as I have done >AGenesis %21, and therea8ter He

allo6s the& to eat ani&als AGenesis 1;*.

ell, beyond 6hat 6e have 8or lun'h, it is interestin) to noti'e that God is 5resented in the Bible as a

lovin), &er'i8ul 8ather 6ho )ives u5 His desi)ns or rene6s the& de5endin) on the stru))les 6ith His

'hildren, 6ith this Hu&anity, 6ith His obstinate 'hosen 5eo5le, as 6e read throu)hout the $ld Testa&ent

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T"#!CEDET#L

C$TET

The do'trinal 'ontent o8 the story, the lessons that 5ersist a8ter 6e 8inish readin) it, the theolo)i'al lessons

6e &i)ht 'all 8unda&ental 'ould in'lude

V God is the only Creator o8 all thin)s, o8 all the 'on'rete and abstra't, o8 6hat is above and 6hat is belo6,

o8 all entities and 'reatures. #ll &atter, and the 8or'es a'tin) on it are 'reated by Hi& and res5ond to His

&andate.

V The 5o6er o8 God, o&ni5otent and o&ni5resent, is an e?5ression o8 His intelli)en'e and 6isdo&,

re8le'ted in the order, balan'e and 8un'tionin) o8 'reation.

V Every 'reature is )ood 8or it has been 'reated a''ordin) to that idea o8 order and 5er8e'tion. They are

'reated by God, they are 'reated by 5arts o8 God but they are not God. This distin'tion, this se5aration is'ru'ial be'ause it is very subtle, and 'an be easy to 'on8use Creator and 'reature. God 'reates everythin)

8ro& itsel8, thus 6e 6ould all be 5art o8 God, but 6e are not God 6e are ulti&ately His 'reation. #t this

5oint the 'o&&ent that a student o8 the Bha)avad Gita, the sa'red boo= o8 Hinduis&, is interestin) >#

'o&5arison that allo6s us to 'lari8y this se5aration bet6een Creator and 'reature 6ould be the 8ruit o8 the

5o&e)ranate. Grains 6ithin the 5o&e)ranate are 5art o8 the )renade but not the )renade. They are 5art o8 the

8ruit but they are not 8ruit.>

V The stars, 6hi'h at the ti&e 6ere re'o)nied as )ods, are 'learly ob


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Its 'lear that God is not interested in bein)s 6ho a't li=e robots, nor 'ares 8or uni8or&ity hen'e, He has

'reated this hu)e diversity o8 ani&als, 5lants, and hu&ans o8 di88erent 'olors, lan)ua)es, 'arvin)s and

thou)hts, 5hiloso5hies 6hi'h even have di88erent 5er'e5tions o8 Hi&Jho is the sa&e 8or everyone.

In the 'onte?t o8 8ree 6ill, it is truly 6onder8ul to see in the Bible ho6 God di'tates the rules then )ets

an)ry be'ause hu&anity does not do 6hat He 'o&&ands then rebu=es 8or)ives a&ends la6s He had set to

see i8 this ti&e &an 'an 8ollo6 the&... 6hi'h usually does not o''ur. Then a)ain, disa55ointed and an)ry

be'ause they dont ;they dont 'han)e their 6ays; He &odi8ies the&, &a=es the& harder, &a=es the& &ore5er&issive. He 'han)es dan)erous toys li=e 5a)an )ods by ideas 'loser to those o8 a sin)le )od and

re&oves 8ro& the )a&e those 6ho 'learly 'annot 5lay 6ith the rest, as ha55ened 6ith the inhabitants o8

!odo& and Go&orrah.

es, the )reat Free ill ;'a5italied; the old 8ree 6ill that 6e 'annot yet 'ontrol.

e have on'e &ore strayed 8ro& the tar)et 6hi'h 6as a 'o&5arison o8 Genesis 6ith s'ien'e, but the

detour is 6orth it, as it is )ood to see it in the 'onte?t o8 the boo= to 6hi'h it belon)s and in 6hi'h it 5lays a

5art.

Tal=in) to &y 6i8e, I said that ;until re'ently; there had not been the 5ossibility o8 &a=in) this

'o&5arison o8 Genesis 6ith s'ien'e, be'ause the s'ienti8i' 8indin)s needed to understand 6hat our observer

tal=s about o''urred only in re'ent years ;6ith revolutionary inventions su'h as the Hubble teles'o5e, radio

teles'o5es li=e #re'ibo and &any other s5e'ialied satellites. $nly no6, in this ti&e and a)e, you 'an

5er8or& a 'o&5lete and thorou)h 'o&5arison o8 the te?t 6ith s'ien'e, and I 8ind it truly a&ain) to see ho6

they 8it.

ou need to understand that both the ha)io)ra5her ;obviously; and the bibli'al 'o&&entators until about

t6enty years a)o, have not had su88i'ient resour'es to understand and tie &any loose ends.

Today, 6ith so&e =no6led)e and a 'o&5uter 'onne'ted to the Internet, anyone 'an 'he'= 6hat is narratedin these lines and also &a=e ne6 'ontributions to a better understandin).

It is undeniable that s'ienti8i' advan'es o8 re'ent years and 8uture dis'overies 6ill allo6 elu'idatin) &any

o8 the &ysteries that the Bible still =ee5s 8or us, althou)h 6e should not 8or)et that the real brea=throu)h 6e

should ai& at is al6ays )oin) to be s5iritual.


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10

EDE

Hu&an nature in a 'ontrolled environ&ent.

5t was not me, it was you.

ery 6ell.

!o Eden-

$8 'ourse, Eden, I al&ost 8or)ot.

#8ter Genesis, and its seven days, 6e 8ound a ne6 des'ri5tion o8 'reation but &ade on a 'o&5letely

di88erent 6ay. !o &u'h so that, in )eneral, bibli'al s'holars say it has a di88erent ori)in, another author, andit 6as 5robably 6ritten at another ti&e.

In this ne6 des'ri5tion there is a di88erent line o8 8a'ts.

hy not read the 5ara)ra5h and analye it-

N#t the ti&e 6hen ah6eh God &ade earth and heaven there 6as as yet no 6ild bush on the

earth nor had any 6ild 5lant yet s5run) u5, 8or ah6eh God had not sent rain on the earth, nor

6as there any &an to till the soil. Instead, 6ater 8lo6ed out o8 the )round and 6atered all the

sur8a'e o8 the soil. ah6eh God sha5ed &an 8ro& the soil o8 the )round and ble6 the breath o8

li8e into his nostrils, and &an be'a&e a livin) bein).

Nah6eh God 5lanted a )arden in Eden, 6hi'h is in the east, and there He 5ut the &an Hehad 8ashioned.

NFro& the soil, ah6eh God 'aused to )ro6 every =ind o8 tree, enti'in) to loo= at and )ood

to eat, 6ith the tree o8 li8e in the &iddle o8 the )arden, and the tree o8 the =no6led)e o8 )ood

and evil.

N# river 8lo6ed 8ro& Eden to 6ater the )arden, and 8ro& there it divided to &a=e 8our

strea&s. The 8irst is na&ed the +ishon, and this 6inds all throu)h the land o8 Havilah 6here

there is )old. The )old o8 this 'ountry is 5ure bdelliu& and 'ornelian stone are 8ound there.

The se'ond river is na&ed the Gihon, and this 6inds all throu)h the land o8 Cush. The third

river is na&ed the Ti)ris, and this 8lo6s to the east o8 #shur. The 8ourth river is the Eu5hrates.ah6eh God too= the &an and settled hi& in the )arden o8 Eden to 'ultivate and ta=e 'are o8 it.

Then ah6eh God )ave the &an this 'o&&and, Oou are 8ree to eat o8 all the trees in the

)arden. But o8 the tree o8 the =no6led)e o8 )ood and evil you are not to eat 8or, the day you eat

o8 that, you are doo&ed to dieP.

Nah6eh God said, OIt is not ri)ht that the &an should be alone. I shall &a=e hi& a hel5erP.

!o 8ro& the soil ah6eh God 8ashioned all the 6ild ani&als and all the birds o8 heaven. These

He brou)ht to the &an to see 6hat he 6ould 'all the& ea'h one 6as to bear the na&e the &an

6ould )ive it.

NThe &an )ave na&es to all the 'attle, all the birds o8 heaven and all the 6ild ani&als. Butno hel5er suitable 8or the &an 6as 8ound 8or hi&. Then, ah6eh God &ade the &an 8all into a

dee5 slee5. #nd, 6hile he 6as aslee5, He too= one o8 his ribs and 'losed the 8lesh u5 a)ain

8orth6ith. ah6eh God 8ashioned the rib He had ta=en 8ro& the &an into a 6o&an, and


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brou)ht her to the &an. #nd the &an said OThis one at last is bone o8 &y bones and 8lesh o8

&y 8lesh !he is to be 'alled o&an12, be'ause she 6as ta=en 8ro& 3anP. This is 6hy a &an

leaves his 8ather and &other and be'o&es atta'hed to his 6i8e, and they be'o&e one 8lesh.

o6, both o8 the& 6ere na=ed, the &an and his 6i8e, but they 8elt no sha&e be8ore ea'h

other.Q AGenesis 2*;2*.

No6, the sna=e 6as the &ost subtle o8 all the 6ild ani&als that ah6eh God had &ade. Itas=ed the 6o&an, ODid God really say you 6ere not to eat 8ro& any o8 the trees in the )arden-P

The 6o&an ans6ered the sna=e, Oe &ay eat the 8ruit o8 the trees in the )arden. But o8 the

8ruit o8 the tree in the &iddle o8 the )arden God said, >ou &ust not eat it, nor tou'h it, under

5ain o8 deathP. Then the sna=e said to the 6o&an, Oo ou 6ill not die God =no6s in 8a't

that the day you eat it your eyes 6ill be o5ened and you 6ill be li=e )ods, =no6in) )ood 8ro&

evilP. The 6o&an sa6 that the tree 6as )ood to eat and 5leasin) to the eye and that it 6as

enti'in) 8or the 6isd

the observer of genesis by alberto canen

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