To: ZULU
Can't argue with that. Adam means "man" dosen't it?Yes and it also means red (possible metaphor for blood?). But it proves more complex than just two meanings. In some contexts it also means hypocrite and one of the names we translate as Adam (Gen 2:1, when put in a deep sleep) is from a different Hebrew word meaning "first man". The author of gensis moves from one label to another quickly which indicates that they could move from literal to metaphor very easily even within mid verse.
147 posted on
02/04/2004 10:05:02 AM PST by
VRWC_minion
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To: VRWC_minion
That makes interpreting the Bible in some cases, not a simple literal exercise, doesn't it?
158 posted on
02/04/2004 10:18:52 AM PST by
ZULU
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