Adam and Eve – The Power of the Story

30/12/2014
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Pruébalo Gratis

Descripción de Adam and Eve – The Power of the Story

Every good novel and movie begins with a hook. It’s the opening scene of the film that indicates to the viewer what world that they are in. Think of movies like Avatar, Star Wars, Goodfellas,Ttitanic, the MAtrix – each has their own set of rules and assumed realities. It’s when we buy into the context and world that the story can begin to have power over us as a viewer or reader. For years even into my adulthood I believed that the Adam and Eve story was literally true. The idea that there were two original human beings walking around naked in a garden with talking snakes, magical trees with magical fruits, gates with flaming swords and angels – all of it was to be understood as factual. And that’s not saying anything of the fact that the dissemination of the human race would have had to come via incest etc. but in my evangelical fervour to hold onto the literalness of the Bible I actually missed the deeper more profound and more true aspect of the narrative. This was a creation myth told orally around campfires for thousands of years. Each aspect of the story providing meaning to the listeners. For the Hebrew people it provided answers and meaning to their lives. Where did we come from? Is there meaning in life? Are we made to be alone or together? Does human life have value? Why is shame so foundational to the human dilemma? When understood as allegory and story it takes on a depth that I never understood before. This week Dave and I explore the story of Adam and Eve and show why it is such a powerful founding myth.