To Metatron: Did the ancient Greeks play field hockey? The reason why I ask this is because they have a Ancient Greek wall relief that depicts two individuals with other individuals with curved sticks playing with a ball in which it’s look like field hockey?
As a Christian I really appreciate your unbiased approach and in depth analysis, I think if anything, you are helping people understand our faith better
@@raymcgeough6572Dr Jennifer Bird PHD channel & The new Evangelicals channel are two channels you may find enjoyable on your journey I can provide links if you’re interested. Dr Bird does in-depth reading & understanding of the Bible today and the texts that created it. The New Evangelicals are taking the truths about the Bible and accepting them as they are determined to worship in a humane way.
Adam and Eve were Pharaoh Akhenaton and Nefertiti - the two naked love-birds who live in the Garden of the Aton or Adon. That is why Psalms 104 is a copy of the Hymn to the Aten. That is why the lsraelite god is called the Adon. He is called Yahweh, El, Elohim, Shaddai, and Adon. Ralph
I always figured the forbidden fruit was a fig, especially since they immediately cover themselves with fig leaves. Secondly figs become fermented on the branch. Finally, they have discovered Chalcolithic fig orchards in the Levant so it may be one of the earliest crops cultivated by mankind. Just my opinion.... Also it is an interesting irony that Eve found the fruit to be desired to make her wise or "sakal" in Hebrew. This is the same word for prudent. It's related to the subtility of the serpent which can be translated either as cunning or prudent. So I think there is a typical ironic plot twist that Eve wanted to become prudent but was actually quite gullible to be tricked by the craftiness of the serpent which is not at all prudent. There is also the hint that the fruit itself was not necessarily evil of itself. The idea of knowing good from evil is also called discernment which is a gift from the Holy Spirit and sakal is something that is given to the student of the law in Psalms and Proverbs. I think the real focus is that the fruit was probably meant to be given to them later after maturity and learning at the feet of God, but they took a short cut and "trespassed" by doing what "seemed right in their own eyes" instead of waiting for God's leading.
Discernment more so means being able to gain wisdom from a situation where everything seems "noisy" and you are able to discern what to do and what would be "wise", "good" or "correct" to do. It's connected to wisdom and being wise. It doesn't have to do with what you said. The Spirit is also a gift of accepting Christ. Everything else about being given to them later and maturity is your own jargon. I consider your comment mainly poison to believers so they best be weary of everything you say as it's misleading.
@@goodftydiscernment is a gift from God himself. It’s not something you are born with or something you attain. You pray and ask the Lord for it with all of your heart. And He gives it to you.
@@Sunshine-lo6vd Discernment is a gift from God, yes. I NEVER SAID otherwise at all. In fact you wouldn't know what I've prayed for either. I actually find it amazing you superimposed something on me (which is a lie) saying I said it's something from birth and made an argument about it towards me. I don't appreciate a STRAWMAN argument. Do not twist my words or my intentions so you can make a point which we can all agree on, what have you discerned of my words and what can others now? Yet people still liked your comment? How easily they are manipulated. I was discussing what discerning is. You cannot argue that it is looking at a situation and discerning what is true and makes sense from what isn't. The bible even supports with a few verses asking for the ability to do as such. I was meaning the other things they were talking about. Like how to receive The Holy Spirit. You receive the holy spirit as a gift when you accept Christ, have you read the bible? Are you guys in a cult or something? Also we have many blessings and gifts from God. Some we are even born with by the way and this is biblically supported too, so I would disagree with you there as there is inherent blessing and curses generationally. However discernment definitely is a gift to be allowed to see and gain wisdom or the wisest path forward, however you must be a sturdy branch for the fruit that comes from the vine, that vine which is God (John 15:5) However the fruits of the Spirit are true as well and you do gain those later when you accept Christ. Not by "something that is given to the student of the law in Psalms and Proverbs." It's mentioned in (Acts 2:38), if that means anything to you. You know IF you're a Christian. Rather than creating a weak fake argument of me (strawmaning) with me, go argue with them if you're a Christian. I can't believe you've all been duped. I'm certain of the 37 likes some were Christians. You all should pray for discernment. Perhaps you don't have it. Ciao.
15:00 or so: Something to consider when Adam focuses on Eve like "she is the one" is this: He was not technically alone, God walked with him, he had animals as company and yet he still did not have a companion. Which is why "this is the one" makes so much sense, as he finally had one.
Yeah, Metatron, has a few errors and oversights due to his personal thoughts (bias) regarding the idea of a "beginning." For example, he says something about Lilith and also about Cain's wife, by saying, "Where did she come from," and he mentioned "command centers."
Adam had daughters. They were not mentioned with Cain and Abel. Adam was also the first man, not the ONLY man. The daughters of Adam were given to the other men, hence why Eve is the "Mother of living" in the literal sense. Which, might I add, is also why we have different bone structure of human that vary across culture and not seemingly one physical aesthetical form and color in the family of man.
@@HouseSharath Or how about seeing the different looks as the result of degradation within DNA and also a sort insurance that we remain separate and don't create another tower of babel? After all, adam and the descendants closest to his generation lived for several hundred years. If sin physically corrupted to the point of bringing about dna degradation, that would be an explanation for it. It would account for human dna being so different across continents that the "out of africa" theory has come increasingly ever more under attack and theories regarding multiple origins are gaining popularity. The degradation of DNA leading to losses in some regions over others, making it look like there is no common origin in our eyes, would explain things.
As a Christian, I like how you approached this topic. It wasn't meant to disprove or attack the faith, but meant to help better understand what is presented in the Bible. Language is a complicated thing, and more knowledge is never a bad thing. Thank you!
Just discovered this channel and have watched a couple videos and I have to say they were pretty damn good. Would love to see an explanation of the “God” Yahweh of the Old Testament and why he did the unspeakable things he did. Murdered MILLIONS of children,allowed the rape of women where the rapist got to marry the victim,demanded animal and HUMAN sacrifices,promotes incest,toys with his most loyal followers like Abraham who was gonna kill his son and poor Job because of a bet with “Satan”. These events I’ve mentioned are all in the Bible but nobody brings them up or even knows about them. Yahweh was the Israelites god who was the storm and warrior god…he was one of many gods that people worshipped but he IS NOT THE CREATOR GOD. Plus the 14 books that were taken out of the Bible also would be a good topic. The Bible is supposedly the word of God(even though we don’t even know which MEN wrote it lol) but when them 14 books were taken out in the 1300’s I think,now they’re not the word of God? How does that make any sense? Man is basically manipulating the Bible at that point and creating the narrative. Who knows what else was edited over the years so anyone who believes the Bible is the word of God literally can’t think for themselves cause with just a little bit of research,it’s pretty clear to see that it’s all BS
Exactly. It proves the argument that there AREN’T many different iterations of the Bible, as many atheists argue; but rather differences in some terms due to linguistics/translation process.
Excellent video. That thing about the Iliac Crest is fascinating and extremely plausible. Thank You for this excellent analysis, Metatron. Reminds me of a joke my Dad likes to tell. So God tells Adam "I can give you the most remarkable and perfect companion beyond anything you could possibly imagine. She will be my ultimate creation and perfect helpmeet for you, Adam....but...it's going to cost you and arm; or a leg, whichever you like." So Adam thinks about it for awhile and then asks, "Well...? What can I get for a rib, then?" First time I heard that I wanted to smack him. It is pretty funny though.
Metatron, as a Registered Nurse, I have a certification in Hematology/Oncology, and have participated in many, many bone marrow biopsies. Your hypothesis regarding the iliac crest area of Adam being used to "build" Eve makes sense, as does the "deep sleep" of Adam, as we often sedate folks for bone marrow biopsies. Well done! I always enjoy your videos, especially the biblical ones. Thank you!
@jeremypnet You're in the wrong century/millenia. The information about Adam and Eve (Genesis) is considered to be the first book of Moses, given to him by G_D. I'm saying that G_D would have known.
@@YeshuaKingMessiah No, I don't think anyone is saying that. One must go back to the original Hebrew. In translating from the original Hebrew, the phrasing seems to refer to the Iliac crest more than to the rib. Please re-watch the episode, as Metetron explains it very well. G_D bless and keep you, may HIS Spirit be with you, and may King Jesus be the light of your life in this dark and troubled world! Peace be to you.
Excellent as always! I've been studying the Biblical creation story in the Hebrew for a creative project and found the information you presented to be spot on! And I very much appreciate your thorough and respectful approach to the text. Stay noble!
I've been using a Hebrew interlinear bible with literal translation including English phonetics for the Hebrew words. Was kind of awkward to read to begin with, but has been quite interesting being able visualize the original text after getting used to reading right to left.
Since you study in Hebrew could you help me understand the difference he mentions about Adam not being created, or built. As opposed to what happened to Eve.
@witchking2063 the original Hebrew has to different words for the creation of Adam and Eve. The word for Adam has the meanings like fashion, form, or frame. For Eve, the word has the meanings begin, build, or make. There are even more meanings to the words used for both, but those definitions don't fit the context. Hebrew has less of a vocabulary than English, so one word can have multiple definitions.
@robert122079 yes, atah 100% nakhon. Bara means generally the design, and moulding or assembling/forming of something, but RASHI said that because HaAdam means earth (with a cholam mark it's Adom). The trick is to try to expand the vocabulary as much as possible! And learning root words and grammar.
@@YeshuaKingMessiah believing the gospel message and understanding the Bible are two different things. If God took the time to preserve it for us, we should go beyond “enough” and seek to understand what our forefathers wrote.
About the "she is bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh", the possibility of he telling himself apart from other species is more likely then the whole "lilith" story, as lilith is a character that is only found in "recent" texts (I mean recent in comparison to the original biblical texts). He was problably saying "hey. Now this one is human like me, not a monkey, not another bipedal species that can produce life mating with me".
@@spiffygonzales5160 The whole Genesis from the Christian bible long predates Christianity itself, and so does Lilith. I personally do not believe the intent with the original text was to hint to Lilith being Adam's first potential mate, but not being part of Christianity is not a argument that makes sense to justify that
Lilith is recent how is she recent? she was first mentioned in the torah and was always part of the Jewish faith which predates Christianity and the bible by centuries .
As a Christian, this is genuinely awesome! I fall into either camps of interpretation, so it's nice to see something that attempts to be as faithful as possible to what the text says rather than faithful to a specific interpretation of those texts.
To Metatron: What did the ancient Spartans do to stay physically fit after the age of 30 years old? How did the ancient Spartans stay physically fit after the age of 30 years, and after completing the Agoge? What did a ancient Spartan male do at his house after the age of 30 years old when it’s peacetime and he not on military campaign? Also if a person practiced everyday on something, he or she will be better at It. What activities did a ancient Spartan do everyday besides going to the communal mess after the age of 30 years old at peacetime when not on military campaign?
ATOM/ADAM - Look at the symbol for ‘Atom’. Three rings with a dot in the center. Now focus on where these three rings interconnect and you’ll notice the image of the six pointed Star of David [Adam]. Now note how this star is not made up of straight lines but of slightly curved “ribs”. Remove one of those ribs and close up the gap and you will have the five pointed star symbol associated with Satan/Helpmeet/Eve. -Want to know more?
I agree with everything you said simply because I've been reading the bible (varying versions and NOT just KJV, NKJV, ESV, etc.), for myself, and I'm quite disheartened from what I've been taught versus what the text ACTUALLY says. It's amazing what you can find out simply by the reading the bible, for yourself.
@@James35142knowing metatron, this will be a good video, I hope he makes more like this one. Maybe a book of the Bible that has some proven historicity like the book of Kings
You are a brilliant teacher Metatron. I had no idea that the Hebrew Bible was this different, so thank you for these videos that are uniquely unbiased. I'm an atheist but one who has learned to appreciate Christianity for it's part in my culture and so on, this has been one of the best insights into Christianity from an objective point of view. I am interested in seeing where you go next!
He is brilliant in the area of the Scriptures if you are not also trained in Bible Hebrew and Greek nor a long time Bible Textuary especially from the paramount John 3:1-21 qualified position as some of us are. I'm Italian like him but first generation in Canada. Trained in various strengths formally and heuristically in Bible Hebrew, Greek, Standard Italian _[since i was brought up on dialect Italian not standard],_ Canadian French, Latin, and informally + heuristically self-taught in some Spanish, Portuguese, touch of German. No language ever translates to another with 100% perfection, it's just the way translation is, hence the idiom in English "lost in translation." Remember also he is giving you as he stated: a secular reading... linguistically, not an genuine Scriptural God/Jesus the Christ commanded John 3:1-21 qualified doctrinal reading. If you think going to going to a non-Lamborghini dealership to get your Lamborghini fixed by some mechanics who work on all cars, not solely Lamborghini's is a good idea, then you should go read Proverbs 26:7-9, there are many more parallel verses, like Matthew 7:21-23. This video serious is inherently biased in the eyes of authentic austere Scriptural Jesus the Christ _[God]_ due to how Metatron is not obeying the true Jesus in how to correctly study the Scriptures, but he already told you that indirectly for those who know the Scriptures as myself. I kindly ask you, since you state you are atheist, go look up "Frank Turek"... watch some videos, please, i encourage you, if you truly are appreciating such things.
Please more content like this! As a hebrew speaker i appreciate your reference to actual hebrew. I'm a long time fan and would love a video on the fall of Judea, destruction on the second temple by the romans and the masada suicide. I feel like you could provide a great perspective on it!
@@metatronyt 11:57 im muslim, but i found this interesting and i am really intrigued by the iliac crest possibility as the illiac crest is really one of the defining characteristics in what makes a woman a woman and makes her look like a woman.
Thank you for going on the malum/malum tangent. I knew that "apple" was a later cultural add on to the text, but this is the first time I've heard an exploration of how that add on might have occurred. (I also appreciate the other theory you mentioned, but I can't remember how to spell it, so I just brought up option #1.) It's fascinating getting to explore possible how's & why's to changes over time!
And yet again, there are people sprinkled around, that think about these (and use this kind of approach) and yearn to talk with others who have given these a thought too. Hang in there, and may you find a travel companion here and there.
I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation of the text. I look forward to hearing more. It’s refreshing to have someone sit down and have a more constructive and productive conversation about these texts. Thank you!
@@counselthyself2591except it is not sure how long Jesus ministry was from age 30 till his crucifixion. I say it was only a year and half not 3 years. ATOM/ADAM - Look at the symbol for ‘Atom’. Three rings with a dot in the center. Now focus on where these three rings interconnect and you’ll notice the image of the six pointed Star of David [Adam]. Now note how this star is not made up of straight lines but of slightly curved “ribs”. Remove one of those ribs and close up the gap and you will have the five pointed star symbol associated with Satan/Helpmeet/Eve. -Want to know more?
Really diggin' this series. The pastor of my church will break down some of the original language and context in his sermons, and it helps to understand things much better. More please!
As a faithful Christian and as someone who works at a church, I just wanted to thank you for your respectful approach to this topic. I honestly was not expecting it, but found myself actually getting my Bible out and rereading a lot of these passages in Genesis. Thank you for your dedication to the Scriptures and your unbias honesty.
I really like this, I'm a Christian and I know that you don't have to be a Christian to appreciate the bible, it fills me with joy to see somone admire the bible and see it with an unbiased eye. Thank you for the video
I always love your ability to make me think. Your ideas were the ideas I have too since studying some major religions of the world. Nothing is more powerful than mythos and this story is a good example. Thank you for doing this topic and the others. I truly enjoy your channel. Take Care and Stay Safe.
I love your dedication to your craft! It is such a pleasure watching someone who is knowledgeable and objective. What I'm trying to say is, I appreciate you. Please don't let the powers at be to try and keep you down. Eff those guys, you are needed. Thanks a bunch! Love consuming your content.
I truly enjoy hearing you break down the Bible, as close as you can get, to the original words and meanings! It's beautiful and powerful to hear what the text should be and what it could possibly mean. Thank you!
He made clear he is giving you a secular reading... linguistically... not an authentic Scriptural Jesus the Christ commanded John 3:1-21 qualified doctrinal reading. If you think going to going to a non-Ferrari dealership to get your Ferrari fixed by some mechanics who work on all cars, not solely Ferrari's is a good idea, then you should go read Proverbs 26:7-9, there are many more parallel verses, like Matthew 7:21-23.
Okay - so, just fulfil, John 14:12, first, thanks? Since - was Augustine of Hippo, Calvin, Pope Paul III, Luther - or Torquemada... Ever required, to do so? And, do you think, they should - before, they got, to make policy, interpretation, and contribute, to law? Or even translation. So it can be hard to know, who the real 'Ferrari dealership' is here. What with the cars, often being behind drapes, etc, or blankets. Sometimes the very, very vague outline, can be seen, or some vague engine hum heard... but sometimes, the exposed content... is a Ford Pinto, or a Lada, rather. Or has an exhaust emptying into the rear seats. If you see, my analogy, here?@@RemnantDiscipleLazzaro-Rev1217
I've been a believer all my life. In the last decade I started studying Hebrew and Greek. It has forced me to read the Bible with new eyes. My faith has been strengthened and I've come to a completely different understanding of God and His creation. I truly appreciate your linguistic approach. I learn something new every time. Please keep it up. I'll be celebrating the Feast of Trumpets tonight. For those who will be blowing their Shofar tonight, Happy Yom Teruah!🎉
Thank you, friend, I learned something today, other than the video 😅 happy Yom teruah, to you too hope it's a good one ❤️🩹 Edited cause I don't proof read 😔
It's interesting that faith is the word choice. I see a lot about what religious people believe but I don't see a lot of why they believe. I just see assertions about how the world works but not really a reason why they think that. As someone who's never raised as a part of any kind of organized religion, to me it seems strange that people seem to arbitrarily value the word of one text over the other. That word faith seems to be the key to that. But what is faith, really? A belief in something, despite no reason to believe it? It simply doesn't compute to me. So I guess my real question to you is, what is it that gives you such conviction in your beliefs? Why do you believe that the Bible in particular is the correct text?
@@chicken29843if you use science to make sense of the world, you still need to have faith in the scientific theory. Nothing can be proved without a doubt
@@chicken29843 Even more interesting that my last reply to you about this seems to have disappeared. I didn't say anything particularly controversial or incendiary. But RUclips seems to have decided my carefully-thought-out comment must be expunged. Here is my second attempt to freely share my thoughts: #1: You ask the original commenter: "Why do you believe that the Bible in particular is the correct text?" She never made this claim. Nor did she make the claim that there IS only one "correct text", as your use of "the" (as in "the correct text") implies. Perhaps she DOES belief those things, but there is no basis for assuming that from what she wrote. #2: Your definition of "faith" ("A belief in something, despite no reason to believe it") is not the only, nor even the most common definition of that word in use. And the only explicit statements about personal faith made by the original commenter are "I've been a believer all my life" and "My faith has been strengthened". Neither statement precludes "reason" as a basis for faith/belief. In fact, she implied that faith can be of variable "strength" and claimed that her faith HAS been strengthened by something (apparently in-depth exegetical study). This necessitates SOME "reason" as a basis, whether anyone else agrees with that/those reasons or not. So, #3: Your baseless assumptions about the original commenter's beliefs could be construed as something other than (pardon the pun) a "good-faith" basis for discussion. Let's hope HER faith compels her to act with Christian charity and answer you with something more palatable than my scathing pedantry 😉
Aaannd you finally pushed me over the edge to Patreon you. Linguistic Theology is one of my obsessions. Your History has always been a treat, but this is my "thing".
You might like the Lord of Spirits podcast from Ancient Faith if you like Linguisitic Theology, the 2 Orthodox podfathers who host it love distinguishing and using linguistic turns of phrase. They're also not afraid of 18th century German biblical criticism
I am a solid atheist, and I love this fascinating content. As always, the approach is even-handed, scholarly and approachable. I also found the Shroud of Turino video fascinating!!
@@zyztem8775 Same here. Recently I've been thinking about taking a class on Hebrew bible. I found out last year that one of the Yale courses was posted on RUclips 10 years ago but I haven't had the will to invest myself. If you don't know of it look up YaleCourses, and course playlist is titled "Introduction to the Old Testament With Christine Hayes".
The fact that you care about truth and learning about these things combined with the likely fact that despite being an atheist you want to be good, betrays your claim. You can be good as an atheist, sure. But you have no justification. Man is inseparable from his religion. If you don't choose your religion it is chosen for you. You may worship yourself, science, logic but you will be worshipping something. Better it be God than any of these.
@@natedizzy4939 Oh stop. We don't worship schitt. Just because you're a weak-minded person doesn't mean we are. You're projecting. We respect fields of study, ways of thinking, practices, etc. Respect isn't worship.
Interestingly, the English word apple could be used to describe any foreign fruit besides berries throughout Middle English until the 1700s, similar to the second explanation you gave for the Latin word. I was told by a professor that the word pineapple was named as such for this reason.
I find it less interesting, and more predictable and sad, how hyper-idiomized English is. Every other word is just taken as a noun, like a child hearing onomatopoeia and giving it to objects as their name. It's not complicated to think that Orange is just anything orange, Greens are anything green, and Apple is fruit of a fruit tree, the same as Walnut is the fruit of a walnut tree. Complications come from BACK-rationalizing concepts you don't HAVE. Have you ever seen a walnut desk? You might, but you have never invented a word for it, because English is like Chinese but WITHOUT even such a basic thing as separate symbols for the tree and the nut. And BARELY even separate context, because illiteracy creeps so far now you REALLY can't trust an American to know if a desk is made out of wood or nut.
-z ATOM/ADAM - Look at the symbol for ‘Atom’. Three rings with a dot in the center. Now focus on where these three rings interconnect and you’ll notice the image of the six pointed Star of David [Adam]. Now note how this star is not made up of straight lines but of slightly curved “ribs”. Remove one of those ribs and close up the gap and you will have the five pointed star symbol associated with Satan/Helpmeet/Eve. -Want to know more?
@@sboinkthelegday3892It is language crafted by a people with a long-storied history of love for poetry and rich metaphor in all forms of storytelling. There's a reason why it works the way it does lad If language was as autisticly strict like you wish it to be, we'd all be boring unfunny cunts like yersen
Yes, I'd like to know what other Abrahamic religions think the fruit was. Are apple trees even that common in the Middle East? I'd have through more likely to be date or olive tree.
I've never felt a draw to the supernatural, but I very much enjoy learning about religions and especially the history behind them (their effects on cultures and the effects of cultures on them). Your linguistic analysis is very much appreciated and enjoyed.
i'm not big on theism either, but i've never been that hardcore anti either, so i've considered myself an agnost rather than an atheist for a long time now, regardless... theism is kind of an important factor of what drives people whether i subscribe to those beliefs or not, and i am interested in what drives people so much has been name of the name of "god", there's so much greatness in religious art
ATOM/ADAM - Look at the symbol for ‘Atom’. Three rings with a dot in the center. Now focus on where these three rings interconnect and you’ll notice the image of the six pointed Star of David [Adam]. Now note how this star is not made up of straight lines but of slightly curved “ribs”. Remove one of those ribs and close up the gap and you will have the five pointed star symbol associated with Satan/Helpmeet/Eve. -Want to know more?
@@termination9353Adam am atom only sound similar in English, and they derive from Hebrew and Greek respectively. The words are about as unrelated as words can possibly be.
@@marvalice3455 all words come from God. All languages originate from One. Come full circle play on Words. “When you see the ObamNation sitting in the sacred place where he ought not, - let the reader understand [that Obama is not a natural born citizen] …” The Word is God. First seven prime numbers squared added up equals six hundred and sixty six.
I am a believer, yes, but I thoroughly enjoyed your analysis of the Adam and Eve story. Superb work! It added to my own understanding of the scriptures- thank you! ❤
These videos have been really fun and interesting to watch. Way way more than anything I would see on cable TV about the same topics. Thank you for knowledge and entertainment. I hope to see more.
These videos always open my eyes to things Ive never considered. The depth of research and confidence in presentation ring of truth throughout. Please keep up the amazing work - and thank you for your dedication to these projects. It's time to wake up, and only Truth will achieve it. You are doing the most important work of this generation. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
20:37 - Actually, the tree of life is never forbidden at any point in the story. In fact, the reason they're told to be fruitful and multiply only after leaving the garden is because they had to reproduce in order to replace themselves and spread humanity across the world; which in Eden was not necessary because they were meant to live forever. Because they were eating from all the trees only except the tree of good & bad, which means they were eating from the tree of life as well.
Incredibly insightful! I've been left with more questions than answers, to be honest, but it's not a bad thing at all. There is a bit of an uncomfortable feeling in learning what I have today in this video, like an uncomfortable truth yet morbidly fascinating, but I really, really enjoyed every bit of it. I even rewound the video a few times to make sure I really catch what you said (which I hardly do with videos generally speaking). I'm looking forward to your next video in this series!
Hi and salutations, Metatron. I discovered your channel through the language channel and I really like how you break things down and explain things. Anyway, after discovering your history channel, I just want to say I'm hooked. Love the videos great work! Thank you!
Thank you for this video. As someone who is agnostic, these linguistic and historical analysis of the Bible absolutely fascinate me. Hope there is more to come.
@alexcorbel6267Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. It's a class for adults interested in joining or just learning about the Catholic faith. I'm in it, too.
@alexcorbel6267 The process to become a Catholic. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. Talk to your local catholic parish if you are interested and see if they offer RCIA
Amazing linguistic analysis of the source material, while still being respectful towards the religious aspects - I really enjoy this series! A very interesting theory about the "rib" I once read about, was that it was in fact the "os priapi" taken out to form eve, which almost all other primates stil have, but man doesn't, but we do have the perineal raphe which resembles the scar of it's removal. This story made it even into the wikipedia page of the "os priapi" with a source attached to it ... I would really like to hear your opinion on this one, since it sounds interesting but wouldn't fit the lateral description of the original words...
This is deep amici, so this is my 2nd or 3rd time through, and all I can say is: Wow! You turned on a light switch that lit up all of the loose-end synapses and bits of Sunday school and Baltimore Catechism info that never quite clicked together for me, until today. Thank you!
Regarding the Illiac Crest: thats also where most bone grafts are taken. My dad was an orthopedic surgeon, and when he retired his collection of "bone chisels", as theyre called, I was gifted them. Fantastic carving with those bad boys (in wood. Not bone, lol). But yeah: if you got a spinal fusion or trauma from a car wreck, the Illiac Crest is the go-to. Then TINK-TINK-TINK with a mallet and chisels. And again, the sculptor has molded your body, and you are made whole, haha.
@ConontheBinarian The Genesis account literally tells us that God formed Adam's body from the earth, and then breathed the breath of life into him. He was sculpted (or shaped) from the earth.
@ConontheBinarian "God isn't a physician, he created the entire universe by speaking, he created Adam by speaking, this is just a story. If God wanted to create Eve he only had to say it."
I'm an Atheist, but I really enjoy studying religion. These videos you have been posting lately about Biblical materials have been awesome. I always find it interesting to learn how things can be misconstrued/lost in translation when it comes to texts like the Bible. I know a little bit of Korean and just from that, I have learned a great deal about how difficult it can be to translate things. This is especially true depending on how different the original language is from whatever it is being translated into. Some words have no real equivalent, so it is really up to the interpreter to determine which words best suit the translation and in some cases, it can be very different from how other people might understand the text when reading it. On top of that, the interpreter has the power to omit things which can alter how the text is understood as well. Depending on what is being said, despite me being Atheist, if the Christian is bringing up a valid point, I'm going to side with their valid point, even if there are a lot of other things I disagree about. The Bible was written by man and translated through various other languages before English. Regardless if someone views it as the word of God or not, chances are a lot of the awkward passages that some people try to point out in an attempt to invalidate the entire book, are more likely to be translation issues more than anything else. A big one is the fuss over unicorns, but if you look into it, odds are the Bible is actually talking about the one horned rhino, although it cannot be confirmed. Some Atheists will try to say the whole book is made up because it has unicorns in it. That's not really a good argument considering the potential for translation issues and the fact that the King James Edition is the only one that mentions unicorns.
I enjoy when people are open minded like you, believer or not (i am) its still interesting to discuss. Beyond language changes, there is also references to things and places we dont know of. "The eye of the needle" for example was a very dangerous narrow pass through the mountains... so "its harder for a rich man to get into heaven that it is for a donkey to go through the eye of the needle" makes a TON more sense knowing that. Stuff like that I love to learn. Ive become very fascinated with the old testament since finding Metatron. I think its something Christians sadly overlook... and VERY poorly understand. The old testament has so many things that were left out of the original text.
I'm not religious, but I'm really interested in this series. I always believe translation should be accurate of the original meaning rather than simple literal translation.
I thought this was going to be a video against the bible but you do very good work looking at the original Hebrew and Greek. Extremely good work and interesting.
As a religious Jew, I cannot express my appreciation enough that you are so respectful in these videos. Too many people deliberately disrespect Judaism and refuse to ask us how we interpret our holy books and act like they know them better than us.
I'm an atheist with a good understanding of all the Abrahamic religions and in my opinion, the ONLY Abrahamic faith that isn't deserving of scorn is Judaism. It's the only narrative that makes sense, where the other two try adding things to the narrative and end up making a mess of it. For example, in both Christianity and Islam, Satan is the Enemy, the adversary of God who led a rebellion against him, etc... However, the people who invented this story and added it to the bible either forgot, or failed to notice that in the Old Testament, God never gave free will to the Angels. In fact, it specifically says that Free Will was a gift that was ONLY given to humans. This means that the whole "Devil is evil" aspect of Christianity and Islam doesn't make ANY sense! Of course, it's far more compelling, makes for a more romantic story if you tell people "God needs YOU in the fight against evil!" So this lie helped the Christians and Muslims to gain many of their converts, largely because most people similarly overlooked/ never knew that free will was a gift that was ONLY given to humans. This isn't the only such mistake, either. The more you study this stuff, the more obvious it becomes that Christianity was manufactured by men and that there's nothing divine about it. As another example, Jesus fails to fulfil the duties of the Messiah, meaning that the Jews are 100% correct when they say that Jesus is not the messiah. He failed to do ALL of the things that the Messiah was supposed to do during his life. This ALSO means that Jesus is a false prophet. Biblically, a false prophet is anyone who draws worship away from God and since Christians worship Jesus as God, this means Jesus is 100% a False Prophet! If I were you, I would walk with my head held high when passing Christians and/ or Muslims, content in the knowledge that yours is the only religion that ISN'T filled with embarrassing plot-holes and outright mistakes.
Amazing video as always Metatron!! Your work is always fascinating and thought provoking. I really enjoy how you come at these subjects so as not to makr it any kind of attack on anyones beliefes. Somerimes its very hard to discuss religeion because it can be such a hot button issue!! This way making it about words and language it becomes more neutral. Very well done!!
Utterly fascinating Metatron. Your questions are all shall we say "naturally there", but most of us never noticed. Twelve years of Catholic school education with many encounters with the old testament and literally, we never noticed these questions. Perhaps because we thinking of the writings as religious articles of faith and not historical writings. Really fascinating.
As a native Hebrew speaker I have to tell you you are spot-on! A little note - nowadays the word "tsela" צלע does in fact also mean "rib", probably because of how the bible was translated, but it does also mean "side/edge", but in the bible it said ויקח אחת מצלעותיו meaning God "took one of his edges" which implies that he had more than one, which is probably why many went with "rib" which is one of the edges of the cage that protects our internal organs... But I suppose it could really be any edge... Also considering that the words for "bone" is עצם and "edge/rib" is צלע so it is very similar... These videos are just so exiting and interesting! Thank you so much!
I appreciate how he prefaces each “controversial” topic with a reminder that it’s a linguistic matter and the viewer should believe as they will. Although, I think the audience here isn’t the kind to trigger easily 🫏 or get offended quickly, it’s still a nice gesture.
I think your videos are interesting, informative, and really make you think. I admire the “you be the judge” approach to your presentations. I always look forward to your videos. As a Christian, thank you.
As a Christian and Biblical Studies major, just wanted to share some thoughts as I watch: 1. Video is overall pretty good, I liked it 2. there are times where it says "the Adam" (likely then "humanity" as a collective) but also time where it is just "Adam" (and individual) 3. So far as I remember, with the whole rib and deep sleep thing, first I think there is some stuff showing it likely meant a full side of a thing (like a cognate in another language that means the side of a temple) and deep sleep might suggest a visionary dream - in other words, Eve is not made of some bone or piece we can identify, rather God gave Adam a symbollic dream to show him Eve's purpouse before introducing her to him. 4. I don't think there is a connection to the idea of Lillith in Adam's response to Eve, rather if we stick strictly to the text, before this we see Adam naming all the animals, and then it is noted how he lacks a partner. So what is more probable is that Adam did not find a partner among all the animals he had named, but when presented with a human woman, "Ah! Behold this is perfect!" kinda thing, y'know 5. Yup. Tselem means "image" or "idol" - hence humanity is God's representatives. I don't think that it connects to DNA, as that would be irrelevant to the original audience/authors; It is a description of purpouse rather than physical qualities (like saying we resemble God physically or something); Same thing goes for the rib thing, and even "Adam was made from dust" are all more likely in cultural context to be about purpouse than physical composition. 6. The Tree of Life being plural probably just is meant to represent the abstract concept of "Life" rather than a plurality of "lives". Totally correct that "ra" can mean both moral evil and bad things/events. Location of the Garden is a tough question, as the text uses both what we might call "literal" and "theological" language (though that need not necessarily be mutually exclusive). A lot of the language is to describe the Garden as a "Sacred Mountain" (a place where God and Humanity could meet). My opinion on a possible location is that the Garden would be where present day Persian Gulf is, for more I recommend looking up the fantastic video by *InspiringPhilosophy*. 7. Yeah, Adam and Eve being the first biological humans is not an interpretation I hold to anymore. Noting the distinct uses of "the adam" (collective ref.) and "adam" (singular ref.), I think it is likely there were multiple humans, of whom Adam was the chief representative, and in that sense the "first". Certainly the first major figure (well, major human figure) of the Biblical narrative.
Under 4) Adam was taken to observe/name other humanoids, not elephants and raccoons. There were other humanoids, if you read chapter six you discover god “created” man, then rested on the seventh day/age. On day EIGHT he “created” Adam. I read that many times before I found that an entire group of beings called man were created separately from Adam.
I would like to play a bit of a devil's advocate here with the whole bone part. Firstly I do think that it's quite an interesting way of describing the whole procedure and linking it to modern medicine. I could honestly understand the situation with the iliac crest more than the rib if it were taken into a modern medical setting. Here is the issue I am faced with and might need a bit of more information on: Yes, the iliac crest is very much a place where bone marrow and stem cell biopsies are taken from, which makes sense in the context of analysis (after all you don't need an entire bone to analyse its marrow). Now if we assume that God is literally taking a curved object, that would mean that this isn't a biopsy but literally a removal or a donation from Adam to Eve. With the iliac crest it would seem like a massive hassle to just remove a part of the damn thing or even the whole structure, given the fact that A): it would be extremely inhibiting towards Adam, as a lot of muscular structures, arteries and nerves run through it and B) it's a massive bone attached by hard ligaments (making it very difficult to remove unless you have some kind of hacksaw). Comparing it to a rib, which is very much rich in bone marrow and stem cells as well (the only reason why biopsies aren't done here is because it's too small, and there is risk of causing a pneumothorax). If it were considered literally taking a piece off of Adam to give to Eve, this body part would seem like the most straightforward and efficient way for cutting and leaving the least amount of scarring for Adam. All you would need to do is cut once and you have the rib. At least if I were to do this procedure, I would 100% prefer to cut off a rib than a piece of iliac crest (for context I am a medical resident). Of course if there is no mention about literally taking out a curved object then the iliac crest is the more straightforward answer for a biopsy and stem cell growth. But I would like your opinion on this, are we considering this to be an organ donor, or a biopsy?
I really love your channel. What a brilliant observation about Adam being formed before the garden. I seriously doubt I would have picked that out in a million years. Nod and Cain s wife were the very first things I questioned as a young child. I searched for years, and nobody seemed to have an answer. I agree about the Adamites. I haven't read the Bible in several years because I became so disgusted with so many arguments about it among people, and my having opinions that just didn't seem to fit, and many unanswered questions. I think your analysis is causing me want to read it again. Thank you.
NOD is the name of Land - where Cain was exiled to And there he built the city of Enoch named after his son THIS IS THE TRUE LOST CITY OF "ATLANTIS" Atlantis was never the true name. The "lost city " true name - is the city of Enoch And it is far from a myth The city is and was never lost It was removed from its place - and it will never be found by man The land of Nod - is what is now called the Caspian Sea
@@stompthedragon4010 the word of God The holy Spirit The renewing of the mind Ppl dont understand Once u truly give your life to Christ and are reborn of the SPIRIT - WISDOM is REVEALED to you Faith comes by HEARING - not reading And hearing by the word of God He who hath an ear let him HEAR what the spirit says to the church So much hidden - but a message so plain If u CHOOSE the way of Christ - seek his kingdom ALL things WILL be revealed to you
@@stompthedragon4010Yh about Cain's wife this is what Genesis 5 says: In the verse 3 it says Adam lived 130 years and he had a son in his own likeness named Seth after he was born Adam lived for 800 years and had sons and daughters then dies at 930 years, We all know Seth was born after Abel died and Adam lived for 9 centuries after his creation so many Jewish traditions believed he had 55 children, and we all know that incest was not a sin in that age because Abram's wife Sarah was his half sister, Isaac married Rebecca who was his cousin, Jacob married Leah and Rachel who were his cousins and Moses' mother Jochebed was actually the aunt of Moses father Amram, it was after the exodus that the Lord commanded the Israelites against the close sexual relations, and about the land of Nod that people use as an argument to mean other people existed, let's all remember the author was Moses, so there were 26 generations apart from the time of Adam when he wrote these accounts meaning lands had new names and owners at that time and he gave the account based on what was around them as did Joshua in the book of Joshua chapter 24:2-4 and in Genesis 4 vs 17 it says that Cain was then building a city and he named it after his son Enoch, this is why I agree with some aspect of what Metatron presented but not everything, hope this helped you.
I remember a couple of documentaries about the search for Eden. One came to the conclusion it was in a valley in Iran🇮🇷. A city in modern times, but millennia ago it would have been beautiful and green. A garden indeed. Second one came to the conclusion it was in the Persian Gulf. Before the Gulf was full of water it was a beautiful, green valley. However, as ice melted and ocean levels rose the valley inevitably flooded, inspiring the biblical flood and Gilgamesh before it. Please remember I saw these in documentaries.
There is also speculation that the places named in the creation story were actually, destroyed in the Great Flood. The flood account does say that the landscape was utterly destroyed, with even mountains being raised up and the surface scoured down to bedrock in many places. There is a reason why sedimentary rock is extremely deep in some places today and nonexistent in others! The theory is that, after the Flood, Noah's family and their descendants named the areas around the ark's landing place after features that looked similar before the Flood.
@@randlebrowne2048 There is ZERO speculation about this as the Biblical flood myth is literally impossible. Look up “The Heat Problem” with regard to the flood. In short, all the processes of the flood would heat earth to temperatures many times hotter than our sun… earth would literally be another sun, albeit much smaller. Earth lacks the stellar mass to sustain nuclear fusion… earth would go supernova and would destroy the other planets in the inner solar system as well as the Kuiper Belt. Even if we pretend God-magic prevents the earth from going supernova, earth would be irradiated on par with about 5 quadrillion nuclear weapon detonations per km^2… Hiroshima bomb was about 11 km^2….. … so earths surface would have the equivalent of 55,000,000,000,000,000 Hiroshima bombs in the same blast radius of Hiroshima. Even if you ignore the Heat Problem (which is acknowledged by Christian YEC groups), if the earth was covered in water, there’d be constant hyper-tsunamis like in the movie Interstellar, and earths gravity well and rotation would cause earth’s orbit to decay and em earth would be pulled into the sun.
I've been following Mauro Biglino for a while, and I've been hesitant on his theories, but as you said if taken literally it does imply some sort of advanced tech. The bible itself has similarities with other Indo-European stories, like the Vedas or the Iliad. Interested to see if the similar stories are told outside of the Indo-European languages.
Hi Metatron. I mentioned this in one of your other videos, the one about YHWH, I think, but I feel I must repeat it here also. As a Jewish-Israeli, I really appreciate all the research you must do for your videos, as well as your pronunciation of Hebrew. One quick tip when pronouncing Hebrew words, it's similar to French as in the accent is on the last syllable in the word. Ish (pronounced eesh)... Isha (eeshá). Great work, as usual.
Coupling the last thing you said with some other videos I’ve been watching that talk about humans and Neanderthals existing at the same time brings an interesting conclusion to my mind
This is so good! One of your best in the Bible I think, Well done. I have discussed some of these misconceptions with people before since I work in ministry, and people are very skeptical of some of these misconceptions. This has helped me have more information to properly explain these ideas to those people when the conversation arises.
You put into words what I for a long time believed. I'm a Christian and I believe Adam and Eve were the first homo sapiens, or first humans capable of believeing in God. That's when humans became more than just animals.
They didnt "become" more, they were created by God as more than just animals. No doubt there were far more advanced apes back then than what exist now, but I dont think we could call them human.
I started watching your content with a lot of skepticism because I have done a lot of research and my views on scripture are often controversial. I was however, pleasantly surprised to find your content accurate and in line with my own research and view of the scriptures.
but the "intellectuals" can never accept that, because "muh science" (which is literally just mostly bought and paid for propaganda from the last 150 years)
I'm a conservative Christian and I'm constantly debating people on the first two chapters (and the next 9). Another reason I agree with you is that Gen 1 ends with man being created and "be fruitful and multiply." Who is God telling since Adam hasn't been created yet? The Garden hasn't even been created. Also, going back, the early church knew this wasn't completely literal. Augustin and Clement both talked about it. A strict 6 day creation only became a contentious issue in the 1800's.
Hebrew story-telling style was often to give a high-level summary of events; and, then proceed to go into more detail in a second telling of those events. This story-telling method is actually used in many places in the Old Testament.
So what you are saying is that we are all Cylons X^D I'm glad to have stumbled upon your channel -- as a Theologian and Casual Historian, your content is a great supplement!
This was wonderful! You should do an entire series breaking down the language of Genesis from is roots in the Enuma Elish since it's the basis for all Abrahamic religions. Thank you for this, I loved it!
+ ATOM/ADAM - Look at the symbol for ‘Atom’. Three rings with a dot in the center. Now focus on where these three rings interconnect and you’ll notice the image of the six pointed Star of David [Adam]. Now note how this star is not made up of straight lines but of slightly curved “ribs”. Remove one of those ribs and close up the gap and you will have the five pointed star symbol associated with Satan/Helpmeet/Eve. -Want to know more?
@@FellVoice The Bible narrative goes much further back than the existence of “the Jewish people”. Adam and Eve, technically speaking, weren’t Jewish. Noah, Abraham, Isaac technically speaking aren’t Jewish either. Not “adopt”. Inherited.
Conservative Christian who actually believes the Bible here, I've always been fascinated by the idea that the rib or side is actually half of the man's DNA. It is the side of the DNA chain. Or thought differently it's why men have XY but women are only XX chromosomes. I'll be honest I haven't quite finished the video but I appreciate your even handedness so far.
Great video! Is there any possible etymological link between the word “ra” used to describe the “tree of the knowledge of good and evil” and the Egyptian sun god Ra? Can you make a video specifically about the possible origin of Egyptian deities based on historical texts?
I am glad you touched on the cloning aspect for Eve. This was the conclusion I came to some years ago when meditating on the creation of Adam and Eve. That explanation resolved Romans 5:12 for me, where it states, "Through one man sin entered the World..." That means Adam and Eve had the same base DNA. If that was not the case, Roman's 5:12 would have to read, "Through one man and one woman, sin entered the world."
I very rarely learn something that truly interests me. This right here was an incredible video! As an agnostic, I really appreciate your approach to the translation and interpretation of these ancient texts. You are doing humanity a great service!
This is most excellent, as a lover of language and an adherent to the belief that words, and language, are incredibly important…. Thank you. Bringing clarity to the biblical texts, and bringing such knowledge to a new generation, and those that follow us, is some of the most important work being done.
Interesting take on Cain. In my opinion, I thought Cain was saying he would have a bad reputation going around and someone would try to hunt and kill him or even try to hunt him down in the future. There's also theories that Adam had way more kids even before Abel and Cain which could also make sense with Cain fearing to be hunted down by them because they would had known who he was and try to get revenge. Interesting opinions
THIS. Caid basically married his sister, or one of his sisters. Cain was already an adult when he killed Abel, and it is obvious that Adam and Eve also had daughters. We don't know how many, but it seems there two sons (Cain and Abel) and some daughters. This could explain why when Set is born, he is the one who inherits everything. And Cain was afraid of been killed by any member of his family, albeit a small one.
@@mercianthane2503 I would think they all married their siblings back then and it was normal. I think families were huge considering the commandment to "Multiply and replenish the Earth" I would think Adam and Eve and their kids took that more seriously. There would have to been a lot of people from Cain as well considering that there was a flood of course not as many now, but I'm pretty sure Cain corrupted his seed and several took after his ways
@@smoothoperator3739 Yes, Cain marrying a sister would be fine. Adam and Eve were basically perfect humans, physically and mentally, there was no room, yet, for any negative side effects from inbreeding. It only became and issue after the Flood, once humanity was replenished by the sons of Noah.
I love the way you break down concepts that are so well known. And point out how language and meanings have changed over the millenia. Interpretation of words and languages change a complete story if you don't take that under consideration. Well done!
Wow...my first time to hear you. You are AWESOME...both intellectually and in spirit. Your humilty and honesty are a beaitiful blend of non-offensive teaching...esp combined with your intellectual prowess. Thank you. Namaste!
I went to a Christian school as a child, and was very surprised as an adult when I decided on a whim to actually read Genesis, was very surprised how popular understanding of the stories just don't line up with what the book says.
Great video! I like your unbiased approach. You have an approach that i use when studying the Bible. The original language definitely gives a more precise understanding.
Please continue the Biblical lessons. You are doing a great job at teaching. I'm a Christian and this is a great series.
To Metatron:
Did the ancient Greeks play field hockey? The reason why I ask this is because they have a Ancient Greek wall relief that depicts two individuals with other individuals with curved sticks playing with a ball in which it’s look like field hockey?
@@taylorfusher2997 this is an important question and must be answered as soon as possible.
best place to understand the bible
@@taylorfusher2997 Can a game that used the same equipment as field hockey but with different rules still be called field hockey?
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As a Christian I really appreciate your unbiased approach and in depth analysis, I think if anything, you are helping people understand our faith better
As someone recently finding their religion again I can confirm this
Aree 100 percent
@@raymcgeough6572Dr Jennifer Bird PHD channel & The new Evangelicals channel are two channels you may find enjoyable on your journey I can provide links if you’re interested. Dr Bird does in-depth reading & understanding of the Bible today and the texts that created it. The New Evangelicals are taking the truths about the Bible and accepting them as they are determined to worship in a humane way.
Adam and Eve were Pharaoh Akhenaton and Nefertiti - the two naked love-birds who live in the Garden of the Aton or Adon.
That is why Psalms 104 is a copy of the Hymn to the Aten.
That is why the lsraelite god is called the Adon.
He is called Yahweh, El, Elohim, Shaddai, and Adon.
Ralph
@@RalphEllisYeah....no Egyptologist or Biblical scholar would agree with you 😂😂😂
I always figured the forbidden fruit was a fig, especially since they immediately cover themselves with fig leaves. Secondly figs become fermented on the branch. Finally, they have discovered Chalcolithic fig orchards in the Levant so it may be one of the earliest crops cultivated by mankind. Just my opinion....
Also it is an interesting irony that Eve found the fruit to be desired to make her wise or "sakal" in Hebrew. This is the same word for prudent. It's related to the subtility of the serpent which can be translated either as cunning or prudent. So I think there is a typical ironic plot twist that Eve wanted to become prudent but was actually quite gullible to be tricked by the craftiness of the serpent which is not at all prudent. There is also the hint that the fruit itself was not necessarily evil of itself. The idea of knowing good from evil is also called discernment which is a gift from the Holy Spirit and sakal is something that is given to the student of the law in Psalms and Proverbs. I think the real focus is that the fruit was probably meant to be given to them later after maturity and learning at the feet of God, but they took a short cut and "trespassed" by doing what "seemed right in their own eyes" instead of waiting for God's leading.
thank you for sharing !
Discernment more so means being able to gain wisdom from a situation where everything seems "noisy" and you are able to discern what to do and what would be "wise", "good" or "correct" to do. It's connected to wisdom and being wise. It doesn't have to do with what you said. The Spirit is also a gift of accepting Christ. Everything else about being given to them later and maturity is your own jargon. I consider your comment mainly poison to believers so they best be weary of everything you say as it's misleading.
@@goodftydiscernment is a gift from God himself. It’s not something you are born with or something you attain. You pray and ask the Lord for it with all of your heart. And He gives it to you.
the great medieval Jewish commentary, Rashi said it was a fig, too.
@@Sunshine-lo6vd Discernment is a gift from God, yes. I NEVER SAID otherwise at all. In fact you wouldn't know what I've prayed for either. I actually find it amazing you superimposed something on me (which is a lie) saying I said it's something from birth and made an argument about it towards me. I don't appreciate a STRAWMAN argument. Do not twist my words or my intentions so you can make a point which we can all agree on, what have you discerned of my words and what can others now?
Yet people still liked your comment? How easily they are manipulated. I was discussing what discerning is. You cannot argue that it is looking at a situation and discerning what is true and makes sense from what isn't. The bible even supports with a few verses asking for the ability to do as such.
I was meaning the other things they were talking about. Like how to receive The Holy Spirit. You receive the holy spirit as a gift when you accept Christ, have you read the bible? Are you guys in a cult or something?
Also we have many blessings and gifts from God. Some we are even born with by the way and this is biblically supported too, so I would disagree with you there as there is inherent blessing and curses generationally. However discernment definitely is a gift to be allowed to see and gain wisdom or the wisest path forward, however you must be a sturdy branch for the fruit that comes from the vine, that vine which is God (John 15:5) However the fruits of the Spirit are true as well and you do gain those later when you accept Christ.
Not by "something that is given to the student of the law in Psalms and Proverbs."
It's mentioned in (Acts 2:38), if that means anything to you. You know IF you're a Christian. Rather than creating a weak fake argument of me (strawmaning) with me, go argue with them if you're a Christian. I can't believe you've all been duped. I'm certain of the 37 likes some were Christians. You all should pray for discernment. Perhaps you don't have it. Ciao.
15:00 or so: Something to consider when Adam focuses on Eve like "she is the one" is this: He was not technically alone, God walked with him, he had animals as company and yet he still did not have a companion. Which is why "this is the one" makes so much sense, as he finally had one.
And God specifically had him go through naming all the animals to see male and female, male and female but none for Adam.
I'm happy someone commented on this. I was thinking the same thing.
Yeah, Metatron, has a few errors and oversights due to his personal thoughts (bias) regarding the idea of a "beginning." For example, he says something about Lilith and also about Cain's wife, by saying, "Where did she come from," and he mentioned "command centers."
Adam had daughters. They were not mentioned with Cain and Abel. Adam was also the first man, not the ONLY man. The daughters of Adam were given to the other men, hence why Eve is the "Mother of living" in the literal sense. Which, might I add, is also why we have different bone structure of human that vary across culture and not seemingly one physical aesthetical form and color in the family of man.
@@HouseSharath Or how about seeing the different looks as the result of degradation within DNA and also a sort insurance that we remain separate and don't create another tower of babel? After all, adam and the descendants closest to his generation lived for several hundred years. If sin physically corrupted to the point of bringing about dna degradation, that would be an explanation for it.
It would account for human dna being so different across continents that the "out of africa" theory has come increasingly ever more under attack and theories regarding multiple origins are gaining popularity. The degradation of DNA leading to losses in some regions over others, making it look like there is no common origin in our eyes, would explain things.
Take that algorithm because more people need to be exposed to such insightful and respectful content. The Internet definitely needs more like this.
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As a Christian, I like how you approached this topic. It wasn't meant to disprove or attack the faith, but meant to help better understand what is presented in the Bible. Language is a complicated thing, and more knowledge is never a bad thing. Thank you!
I agree with almost everything you said...lol .no offense..but 'some' knowledge in the wrong hands cand be dangerous
Just discovered this channel and have watched a couple videos and I have to say they were pretty damn good. Would love to see an explanation of the “God” Yahweh of the Old Testament and why he did the unspeakable things he did. Murdered MILLIONS of children,allowed the rape of women where the rapist got to marry the victim,demanded animal and HUMAN sacrifices,promotes incest,toys with his most loyal followers like Abraham who was gonna kill his son and poor Job because of a bet with “Satan”. These events I’ve mentioned are all in the Bible but nobody brings them up or even knows about them. Yahweh was the Israelites god who was the storm and warrior god…he was one of many gods that people worshipped but he IS NOT THE CREATOR GOD. Plus the 14 books that were taken out of the Bible also would be a good topic. The Bible is supposedly the word of God(even though we don’t even know which MEN wrote it lol) but when them 14 books were taken out in the 1300’s I think,now they’re not the word of God? How does that make any sense? Man is basically manipulating the Bible at that point and creating the narrative. Who knows what else was edited over the years so anyone who believes the Bible is the word of God literally can’t think for themselves cause with just a little bit of research,it’s pretty clear to see that it’s all BS
Exactly. It proves the argument that there AREN’T many different iterations of the Bible, as many atheists argue; but rather differences in some terms due to linguistics/translation process.
@@ameriefeingold6172 and THAT caused how many deaths?? Its always the same in all abrahamic religions.
@@berilsevvalbekret772, religions don't kill people, the same way a gun doesn't kill people.
People kill people.
This really needs to be a series!! This such an engrossing and objective look at Biblical text that I really enjoyed 👍
I'm glad to hear. thanks
@@metatronytneed a biblically accurate playlist minimum
Yes. I'm agnostic/atheist, but this series fascinates me
@@odotawaissaku3755wtf is agnostic/atheist ?
"Objective"
Excellent video. That thing about the Iliac Crest is fascinating and extremely plausible. Thank You for this excellent analysis, Metatron. Reminds me of a joke my Dad likes to tell.
So God tells Adam "I can give you the most remarkable and perfect companion beyond anything you could possibly imagine. She will be my ultimate creation and perfect helpmeet for you, Adam....but...it's going to cost you and arm; or a leg, whichever you like." So Adam thinks about it for awhile and then asks, "Well...? What can I get for a rib, then?" First time I heard that I wanted to smack him. It is pretty funny though.
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Metatron, as a Registered Nurse, I have a certification in Hematology/Oncology, and have participated in many, many bone marrow biopsies. Your hypothesis regarding the iliac crest area of Adam being used to "build" Eve makes sense, as does the "deep sleep" of Adam, as we often sedate folks for bone marrow biopsies. Well done! I always enjoy your videos, especially the biblical ones. Thank you!
You’re not suggesting that they knew about bone marrow biopsies in 1st millennium BC Judah are you?
@jeremypnet You're in the wrong century/millenia. The information about Adam and Eve (Genesis) is considered to be the first book of Moses, given to him by G_D. I'm saying that G_D would have known.
@@jeremypnetWell, since most types of angels seems to be some kind of drones, marrow biopsy isn't out of picture…
Oh he says rib should rly say iliac crest?
@@YeshuaKingMessiah No, I don't think anyone is saying that. One must go back to the original Hebrew. In translating from the original Hebrew, the phrasing seems to refer to the Iliac crest more than to the rib. Please re-watch the episode, as Metetron explains it very well. G_D bless and keep you, may HIS Spirit be with you, and may King Jesus be the light of your life in this dark and troubled world! Peace be to you.
I love Metatron uniquely because of how transparent the fact checking process is, and especially the focus on linguistics. Not many others do that
Literally every theology program, seminary, and rabbinical school does this. The word is divine in scriptures.
Excellent as always! I've been studying the Biblical creation story in the Hebrew for a creative project and found the information you presented to be spot on! And I very much appreciate your thorough and respectful approach to the text. Stay noble!
I've been using a Hebrew interlinear bible with literal translation including English phonetics for the Hebrew words. Was kind of awkward to read to begin with, but has been quite interesting being able visualize the original text after getting used to reading right to left.
@@robert122079if you're using the application I think you are, it's not *quite* accurate.
Since you study in Hebrew could you help me understand the difference he mentions about Adam not being created, or built. As opposed to what happened to Eve.
@witchking2063 the original Hebrew has to different words for the creation of Adam and Eve. The word for Adam has the meanings like fashion, form, or frame. For Eve, the word has the meanings begin, build, or make. There are even more meanings to the words used for both, but those definitions don't fit the context. Hebrew has less of a vocabulary than English, so one word can have multiple definitions.
@robert122079 yes, atah 100% nakhon. Bara means generally the design, and moulding or assembling/forming of something, but RASHI said that because HaAdam means earth (with a cholam mark it's Adom). The trick is to try to expand the vocabulary as much as possible! And learning root words and grammar.
This is so good! We cannot understand the Bible - whether believer or not - if we cannot wrestle with the original language and context. Thank you!
Ofc we can
Many billions don’t have the resources or knowledge to have language study
Ruach haKodesh is enough
@@YeshuaKingMessiah believing the gospel message and understanding the Bible are two different things. If God took the time to preserve it for us, we should go beyond “enough” and seek to understand what our forefathers wrote.
About the "she is bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh", the possibility of he telling himself apart from other species is more likely then the whole "lilith" story, as lilith is a character that is only found in "recent" texts (I mean recent in comparison to the original biblical texts).
He was problably saying "hey. Now this one is human like me, not a monkey, not another bipedal species that can produce life mating with me".
Yeah, this makes more sense.
Lilith was Adam’s equal. Eve was his helpmate but not equal.
Lilith isn't part of Christianity.
@@spiffygonzales5160 The whole Genesis from the Christian bible long predates Christianity itself, and so does Lilith. I personally do not believe the intent with the original text was to hint to Lilith being Adam's first potential mate, but not being part of Christianity is not a argument that makes sense to justify that
Lilith is recent how is she recent? she was first mentioned in the torah and was always part of the Jewish faith which predates Christianity and the bible by centuries .
I am fascinated with ancient religions. I really appreciate how thorough and respectful you are while still throwing in your opinions.
Whats to respect in unevidenced bullshit asserted as facts.
@@derekardito2032 Isaac Newton spend decades calculating when Jesus will return. In the end Newton chose 2060 as the most likely year.
@rdito2032 Isaac Newton spent decades calculating when Jesus will return. In the end Newton chose 2060 as the most likely year.
@@derekardito2032all due respect, f off.
@@derekardito2032 the respect is his belief, his ability to share and your right to refute. In this,regard, much respect was extended
As a Christian, this is genuinely awesome! I fall into either camps of interpretation, so it's nice to see something that attempts to be as faithful as possible to what the text says rather than faithful to a specific interpretation of those texts.
To Metatron:
What did the ancient Spartans do to stay physically fit after the age of 30 years old? How did the ancient Spartans stay physically fit after the age of 30 years, and after completing the Agoge? What did a ancient Spartan male do at his house after the age of 30 years old when it’s peacetime and he not on military campaign? Also if a person practiced everyday on something, he or she will be better at It. What activities did a ancient Spartan do everyday besides going to the communal mess after the age of 30 years old at peacetime when not on military campaign?
sad to say no Hebrew text go back that far
@@taylorfusher2997off topic.
ATOM/ADAM - Look at the symbol for ‘Atom’. Three rings with a dot in the center. Now focus on where these three rings interconnect and you’ll notice the image of the six pointed Star of David [Adam]. Now note how this star is not made up of straight lines but of slightly curved “ribs”. Remove one of those ribs and close up the gap and you will have the five pointed star symbol associated with Satan/Helpmeet/Eve. -Want to know more?
@@termination9353 sarcasm?
I agree with everything you said simply because I've been reading the bible (varying versions and NOT just KJV, NKJV, ESV, etc.), for myself, and I'm quite disheartened from what I've been taught versus what the text ACTUALLY says. It's amazing what you can find out simply by the reading the bible, for yourself.
LET'S GO! This is now a series! Thank you, Metatron!
Thanks, I was wondering when the cringe millennial oof boy was going to come in here and say something trendy.
@VespasianJudea I'm not millennial, I'm just excited. Sue me.
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😂 no, you be excited. I am too. It’s a good video.
@@James35142knowing metatron, this will be a good video, I hope he makes more like this one. Maybe a book of the Bible that has some proven historicity like the book of Kings
man, you can't leave us hanging like this! can't wait for the next episode in this series.
You are a brilliant teacher Metatron. I had no idea that the Hebrew Bible was this different, so thank you for these videos that are uniquely unbiased. I'm an atheist but one who has learned to appreciate Christianity for it's part in my culture and so on, this has been one of the best insights into Christianity from an objective point of view. I am interested in seeing where you go next!
He is brilliant in the area of the Scriptures if you are not also trained in Bible Hebrew and Greek nor a long time Bible Textuary especially from the paramount John 3:1-21 qualified position as some of us are. I'm Italian like him but first generation in Canada. Trained in various strengths formally and heuristically in Bible Hebrew, Greek, Standard Italian _[since i was brought up on dialect Italian not standard],_ Canadian French, Latin, and informally + heuristically self-taught in some Spanish, Portuguese, touch of German. No language ever translates to another with 100% perfection, it's just the way translation is, hence the idiom in English "lost in translation." Remember also he is giving you as he stated: a secular reading... linguistically, not an genuine Scriptural God/Jesus the Christ commanded John 3:1-21 qualified doctrinal reading. If you think going to going to a non-Lamborghini dealership to get your Lamborghini fixed by some mechanics who work on all cars, not solely Lamborghini's is a good idea, then you should go read Proverbs 26:7-9, there are many more parallel verses, like Matthew 7:21-23. This video serious is inherently biased in the eyes of authentic austere Scriptural Jesus the Christ _[God]_ due to how Metatron is not obeying the true Jesus in how to correctly study the Scriptures, but he already told you that indirectly for those who know the Scriptures as myself. I kindly ask you, since you state you are atheist, go look up "Frank Turek"... watch some videos, please, i encourage you, if you truly are appreciating such things.
You and your accent are awesome dude. Thees veeedeo is brought to you by”
Beat save ur soul while u can, Jesus is returning soon, u should look into all the evidence around you of an intelligent design.
There’s no reason to be atheist. Space doesn’t exist
@@josiahmoeller8821 I have my own reasons, but to say space doesn't exist is riddiculous.
Thanks!
Please more content like this! As a hebrew speaker i appreciate your reference to actual hebrew. I'm a long time fan and would love a video on the fall of Judea, destruction on the second temple by the romans and the masada suicide. I feel like you could provide a great perspective on it!
I'm an atheist from an Orthodox Greek background and I have to say I love this series of Bible videos. Unbiased, respectful and informative.
Thank you very much!
So am I mate, but I'm from a Russian Orthodox background
No real atheists, but ones who refuse to see.
@@metatronyt 11:57 im muslim, but i found this interesting and i am really intrigued by the iliac crest possibility as the illiac crest is really one of the defining characteristics in what makes a woman a woman and makes her look like a woman.
@@1956gabaa rather ignorant statement.
Thank you for going on the malum/malum tangent. I knew that "apple" was a later cultural add on to the text, but this is the first time I've heard an exploration of how that add on might have occurred. (I also appreciate the other theory you mentioned, but I can't remember how to spell it, so I just brought up option #1.)
It's fascinating getting to explore possible how's & why's to changes over time!
I heard the possible fruit could’ve been the pomegranate due to its cultural connection as an aphrodisiac in antiquity
Excellent. I enjoyed it so much. As a Christian I already held these understandings of scripture. Most people I talk with refuse to look into this.
And yet again, there are people sprinkled around, that think about these (and use this kind of approach) and yearn to talk with others who have given these a thought too.
Hang in there, and may you find a travel companion here and there.
I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation of the text. I look forward to hearing more. It’s refreshing to have someone sit down and have a more constructive and productive conversation about these texts. Thank you!
My pleasure Deborah and thanks for watching.
@@counselthyself2591except it is not sure how long Jesus ministry was from age 30 till his crucifixion. I say it was only a year and half not 3 years.
ATOM/ADAM - Look at the symbol for ‘Atom’. Three rings with a dot in the center. Now focus on where these three rings interconnect and you’ll notice the image of the six pointed Star of David [Adam]. Now note how this star is not made up of straight lines but of slightly curved “ribs”. Remove one of those ribs and close up the gap and you will have the five pointed star symbol associated with Satan/Helpmeet/Eve. -Want to know more?
@@metatronyt izn't gawd actually EVIL
Really diggin' this series. The pastor of my church will break down some of the original language and context in his sermons, and it helps to understand things much better.
More please!
As a faithful Christian and as someone who works at a church, I just wanted to thank you for your respectful approach to this topic. I honestly was not expecting it, but found myself actually getting my Bible out and rereading a lot of these passages in Genesis. Thank you for your dedication to the Scriptures and your unbias honesty.
Adam and Eve didn't exist
@@joshuataylor3550 You sure bro? I met them
@@joshuataylor3550 citation please to support your argument?
Prove Zeus doesn't exist.@@jehl1963
Well hard for us to exist if there wasn't a first male and female to give birth and spread around the Earth.@@joshuataylor3550
I really like this, I'm a Christian and I know that you don't have to be a Christian to appreciate the bible, it fills me with joy to see somone admire the bible and see it with an unbiased eye. Thank you for the video
As a seminary student, I love the videos you've been doing on biblical topics!! Keep em' coming.
Yikes
Why yikes?
@@LAsweetcarolina
Because a lot of atheists are intolerant
@@LAsweetcarolinaignore, they are black likely
What an ignorant comment @LAsweetcarolina. You don't sound like somebody who should be in the seminary.
If schools had teacher's like M here, we'd be better off.
The Italian school that let him go should loose all funding
@@christaylor6654 Didn't he quit on his own accord? and didn't the school ask him to come back?
Imagine if we had teachers teaching this instead of pronouns and weird sex stuff? It would be amazing!
Omg fr can you imagine studying RE with a man like this
People would certainly learn history with Metatron as their teacher… if only there was a metatron equivalent for every subject…!
I always love your ability to make me think. Your ideas were the ideas I have too since studying some major religions of the world. Nothing is more powerful than mythos and this story is a good example. Thank you for doing this topic and the others. I truly enjoy your channel. Take Care and Stay Safe.
This was beautiful, thank you sir. This is why God gave us free will so we can analyze things, and especially his word above all else. ❤️
I love your dedication to your craft! It is such a pleasure watching someone who is knowledgeable and objective. What I'm trying to say is, I appreciate you. Please don't let the powers at be to try and keep you down. Eff those guys, you are needed. Thanks a bunch! Love consuming your content.
I truly enjoy hearing you break down the Bible, as close as you can get, to the original words and meanings! It's beautiful and powerful to hear what the text should be and what it could possibly mean. Thank you!
He made clear he is giving you a secular reading... linguistically... not an authentic Scriptural Jesus the Christ commanded John 3:1-21 qualified doctrinal reading. If you think going to going to a non-Ferrari dealership to get your Ferrari fixed by some mechanics who work on all cars, not solely Ferrari's is a good idea, then you should go read Proverbs 26:7-9, there are many more parallel verses, like Matthew 7:21-23.
Okay - so, just fulfil, John 14:12, first, thanks?
Since - was Augustine of Hippo, Calvin, Pope Paul III, Luther - or Torquemada...
Ever required, to do so? And, do you think, they should - before, they got, to make policy, interpretation, and contribute, to law?
Or even translation.
So it can be hard to know, who the real 'Ferrari dealership' is here.
What with the cars, often being behind drapes, etc, or blankets.
Sometimes the very, very vague outline, can be seen, or some vague engine hum heard... but sometimes, the exposed content... is a Ford Pinto, or a Lada, rather. Or has an exhaust emptying into the rear seats.
If you see, my analogy, here?@@RemnantDiscipleLazzaro-Rev1217
I've been a believer all my life. In the last decade I started studying Hebrew and Greek. It has forced me to read the Bible with new eyes. My faith has been strengthened and I've come to a completely different understanding of God and His creation. I truly appreciate your linguistic approach. I learn something new every time. Please keep it up.
I'll be celebrating the Feast of Trumpets tonight. For those who will be blowing their Shofar tonight, Happy Yom Teruah!🎉
Thank you, friend, I learned something today, other than the video 😅 happy Yom teruah, to you too hope it's a good one ❤️🩹
Edited cause I don't proof read 😔
It's interesting that faith is the word choice. I see a lot about what religious people believe but I don't see a lot of why they believe. I just see assertions about how the world works but not really a reason why they think that. As someone who's never raised as a part of any kind of organized religion, to me it seems strange that people seem to arbitrarily value the word of one text over the other. That word faith seems to be the key to that. But what is faith, really? A belief in something, despite no reason to believe it? It simply doesn't compute to me. So I guess my real question to you is, what is it that gives you such conviction in your beliefs? Why do you believe that the Bible in particular is the correct text?
@@chicken29843if you use science to make sense of the world, you still need to have faith in the scientific theory. Nothing can be proved without a doubt
@@chicken29843 Even more interesting that my last reply to you about this seems to have disappeared. I didn't say anything particularly controversial or incendiary. But RUclips seems to have decided my carefully-thought-out comment must be expunged. Here is my second attempt to freely share my thoughts:
#1: You ask the original commenter: "Why do you believe that the Bible in particular is the correct text?" She never made this claim. Nor did she make the claim that there IS only one "correct text", as your use of "the" (as in "the correct text") implies. Perhaps she DOES belief those things, but there is no basis for assuming that from what she wrote.
#2: Your definition of "faith" ("A belief in something, despite no reason to believe it") is not the only, nor even the most common definition of that word in use. And the only explicit statements about personal faith made by the original commenter are "I've been a believer all my life" and "My faith has been strengthened". Neither statement precludes "reason" as a basis for faith/belief. In fact, she implied that faith can be of variable "strength" and claimed that her faith HAS been strengthened by something (apparently in-depth exegetical study). This necessitates SOME "reason" as a basis, whether anyone else agrees with that/those reasons or not. So,
#3: Your baseless assumptions about the original commenter's beliefs could be construed as something other than (pardon the pun) a "good-faith" basis for discussion. Let's hope HER faith compels her to act with Christian charity and answer you with something more palatable than my scathing pedantry 😉
Can you elaborate on some of your epiphanies? Thank you!
Awesome this is so far the best explaination i heard about this very sensitive subject , thank you so much for your work welldone
Aaannd you finally pushed me over the edge to Patreon you. Linguistic Theology is one of my obsessions. Your History has always been a treat, but this is my "thing".
You might like the Lord of Spirits podcast from Ancient Faith if you like Linguisitic Theology, the 2 Orthodox podfathers who host it love distinguishing and using linguistic turns of phrase. They're also not afraid of 18th century German biblical criticism
I am a solid atheist, and I love this fascinating content. As always, the approach is even-handed, scholarly and approachable. I also found the Shroud of Turino video fascinating!!
I am an Atheist, but religions and mythologies had such big impacts in our culture and civilization as whole, it is important to learn about them.
@@zyztem8775 Same here. Recently I've been thinking about taking a class on Hebrew bible. I found out last year that one of the Yale courses was posted on RUclips 10 years ago but I haven't had the will to invest myself. If you don't know of it look up YaleCourses, and course playlist is titled "Introduction to the Old Testament With Christine Hayes".
The fact that you care about truth and learning about these things combined with the likely fact that despite being an atheist you want to be good, betrays your claim. You can be good as an atheist, sure. But you have no justification. Man is inseparable from his religion. If you don't choose your religion it is chosen for you. You may worship yourself, science, logic but you will be worshipping something. Better it be God than any of these.
@@natedizzy4939 Oh stop. We don't worship schitt. Just because you're a weak-minded person doesn't mean we are. You're projecting.
We respect fields of study, ways of thinking, practices, etc. Respect isn't worship.
@@texasbeast239 Well said!
Interestingly, the English word apple could be used to describe any foreign fruit besides berries throughout Middle English until the 1700s, similar to the second explanation you gave for the Latin word. I was told by a professor that the word pineapple was named as such for this reason.
I find it less interesting, and more predictable and sad, how hyper-idiomized English is. Every other word is just taken as a noun, like a child hearing onomatopoeia and giving it to objects as their name.
It's not complicated to think that Orange is just anything orange, Greens are anything green, and Apple is fruit of a fruit tree, the same as Walnut is the fruit of a walnut tree. Complications come from BACK-rationalizing concepts you don't HAVE.
Have you ever seen a walnut desk? You might, but you have never invented a word for it, because English is like Chinese but WITHOUT even such a basic thing as separate symbols for the tree and the nut. And BARELY even separate context, because illiteracy creeps so far now you REALLY can't trust an American to know if a desk is made out of wood or nut.
-z ATOM/ADAM - Look at the symbol for ‘Atom’. Three rings with a dot in the center. Now focus on where these three rings interconnect and you’ll notice the image of the six pointed Star of David [Adam]. Now note how this star is not made up of straight lines but of slightly curved “ribs”. Remove one of those ribs and close up the gap and you will have the five pointed star symbol associated with Satan/Helpmeet/Eve. -Want to know more?
@@sboinkthelegday3892It is language crafted by a people with a long-storied history of love for poetry and rich metaphor in all forms of storytelling. There's a reason why it works the way it does lad
If language was as autisticly strict like you wish it to be, we'd all be boring unfunny cunts like yersen
Yes, I'd like to know what other Abrahamic religions think the fruit was. Are apple trees even that common in the Middle East? I'd have through more likely to be date or olive tree.
@@termination9353 That is complete bullshit!
Bless you brother you make my relationship with Christ more solid
I've never felt a draw to the supernatural, but I very much enjoy learning about religions and especially the history behind them (their effects on cultures and the effects of cultures on them). Your linguistic analysis is very much appreciated and enjoyed.
GOD tells us our words speak life and death. “spelling”
i'm not big on theism either, but i've never been that hardcore anti either, so i've considered myself an agnost rather than an atheist for a long time now,
regardless... theism is kind of an important factor of what drives people whether i subscribe to those beliefs or not, and i am interested in what drives people
so much has been name of the name of "god", there's so much greatness in religious art
I love your conclusion, it's something I've never considered. Also love the series! Keep up the good work!
I am Roman Catholic and I find your presentation on the "rib" vs the Iliac crest very interesting.
ATOM/ADAM - Look at the symbol for ‘Atom’. Three rings with a dot in the center. Now focus on where these three rings interconnect and you’ll notice the image of the six pointed Star of David [Adam]. Now note how this star is not made up of straight lines but of slightly curved “ribs”. Remove one of those ribs and close up the gap and you will have the five pointed star symbol associated with Satan/Helpmeet/Eve. -Want to know more?
@@termination9353Adam am atom only sound similar in English, and they derive from Hebrew and Greek respectively. The words are about as unrelated as words can possibly be.
@@marvalice3455 all words come from God. All languages originate from One. Come full circle play on Words. “When you see the ObamNation sitting in the sacred place where he ought not, - let the reader understand [that Obama is not a natural born citizen] …”
The Word is God. First seven prime numbers squared added up equals six hundred and sixty six.
I am a believer, yes, but I thoroughly enjoyed your analysis of the Adam and Eve story. Superb work! It added to my own understanding of the scriptures- thank you! ❤
These videos have been really fun and interesting to watch. Way way more than anything I would see on cable TV about the same topics. Thank you for knowledge and entertainment. I hope to see more.
This is what I keep hanging around for. Thank you for making these videos! :)
These videos always open my eyes to things Ive never considered. The depth of research and confidence in presentation ring of truth throughout.
Please keep up the amazing work - and thank you for your dedication to these projects.
It's time to wake up, and only Truth will achieve it.
You are doing the most important work of this generation.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
20:37 - Actually, the tree of life is never forbidden at any point in the story. In fact, the reason they're told to be fruitful and multiply only after leaving the garden is because they had to reproduce in order to replace themselves and spread humanity across the world; which in Eden was not necessary because they were meant to live forever. Because they were eating from all the trees only except the tree of good & bad, which means they were eating from the tree of life as well.
Your biblical series are so interesting. Please make more of them. I love them. This episode was so fantastic.
I am incredibly interested in more literal translations. Please, post more of these videos.
Incredibly insightful! I've been left with more questions than answers, to be honest, but it's not a bad thing at all. There is a bit of an uncomfortable feeling in learning what I have today in this video, like an uncomfortable truth yet morbidly fascinating, but I really, really enjoyed every bit of it. I even rewound the video a few times to make sure I really catch what you said (which I hardly do with videos generally speaking). I'm looking forward to your next video in this series!
Hi and salutations, Metatron. I discovered your channel through the language channel and I really like how you break things down and explain things. Anyway, after discovering your history channel, I just want to say I'm hooked. Love the videos great work! Thank you!
I really like these biblical analyses, please do more.
Thank you for this video. As someone who is agnostic, these linguistic and historical analysis of the Bible absolutely fascinate me.
Hope there is more to come.
This is so brilliant! I am going through my RCIA right now and stories within the Bible are more fascinating than ever.
@alexcorbel6267Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. It's a class for adults interested in joining or just learning about the Catholic faith. I'm in it, too.
@alexcorbel6267 The process to become a Catholic. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. Talk to your local catholic parish if you are interested and see if they offer RCIA
great stuff. Thought provoking. Keep doing the biblical stuff going.
Amazing linguistic analysis of the source material, while still being respectful towards the religious aspects - I really enjoy this series!
A very interesting theory about the "rib" I once read about, was that it was in fact the "os priapi" taken out to form eve, which almost all other primates stil have, but man doesn't, but we do have the perineal raphe which resembles the scar of it's removal. This story made it even into the wikipedia page of the "os priapi" with a source attached to it ... I would really like to hear your opinion on this one, since it sounds interesting but wouldn't fit the lateral description of the original words...
I really enjoy these. You are very well spoken and respectful. ❤
As others mention, very well and respectfully done.
This is deep amici, so this is my 2nd or 3rd time through, and all I can say is: Wow! You turned on a light switch that lit up all of the loose-end synapses and bits of Sunday school and Baltimore Catechism info that never quite clicked together for me, until today. Thank you!
Regarding the Illiac Crest: thats also where most bone grafts are taken.
My dad was an orthopedic surgeon, and when he retired his collection of "bone chisels", as theyre called, I was gifted them.
Fantastic carving with those bad boys (in wood. Not bone, lol).
But yeah: if you got a spinal fusion or trauma from a car wreck, the Illiac Crest is the go-to.
Then TINK-TINK-TINK with a mallet and chisels. And again, the sculptor has molded your body, and you are made whole, haha.
@ConontheBinarian To a physician yes.
@ConontheBinarian Evidence?
@ConontheBinarian So, you have none to support your claim.
@ConontheBinarian The Genesis account literally tells us that God formed Adam's body from the earth, and then breathed the breath of life into him. He was sculpted (or shaped) from the earth.
@ConontheBinarian "God isn't a physician, he created the entire universe by speaking, he created Adam by speaking, this is just a story. If God wanted to create Eve he only had to say it."
I'm an Atheist, but I really enjoy studying religion. These videos you have been posting lately about Biblical materials have been awesome. I always find it interesting to learn how things can be misconstrued/lost in translation when it comes to texts like the Bible.
I know a little bit of Korean and just from that, I have learned a great deal about how difficult it can be to translate things. This is especially true depending on how different the original language is from whatever it is being translated into. Some words have no real equivalent, so it is really up to the interpreter to determine which words best suit the translation and in some cases, it can be very different from how other people might understand the text when reading it. On top of that, the interpreter has the power to omit things which can alter how the text is understood as well.
Depending on what is being said, despite me being Atheist, if the Christian is bringing up a valid point, I'm going to side with their valid point, even if there are a lot of other things I disagree about.
The Bible was written by man and translated through various other languages before English. Regardless if someone views it as the word of God or not, chances are a lot of the awkward passages that some people try to point out in an attempt to invalidate the entire book, are more likely to be translation issues more than anything else.
A big one is the fuss over unicorns, but if you look into it, odds are the Bible is actually talking about the one horned rhino, although it cannot be confirmed. Some Atheists will try to say the whole book is made up because it has unicorns in it. That's not really a good argument considering the potential for translation issues and the fact that the King James Edition is the only one that mentions unicorns.
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There’s no reason to be atheist, space doesn’t exist.
I enjoy when people are open minded like you, believer or not (i am) its still interesting to discuss. Beyond language changes, there is also references to things and places we dont know of. "The eye of the needle" for example was a very dangerous narrow pass through the mountains... so "its harder for a rich man to get into heaven that it is for a donkey to go through the eye of the needle" makes a TON more sense knowing that. Stuff like that I love to learn. Ive become very fascinated with the old testament since finding Metatron. I think its something Christians sadly overlook... and VERY poorly understand. The old testament has so many things that were left out of the original text.
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I'm not religious, but I'm really interested in this series. I always believe translation should be accurate of the original meaning rather than simple literal translation.
I thought this was going to be a video against the bible but you do very good work looking at the original Hebrew and Greek. Extremely good work and interesting.
As a religious Jew, I cannot express my appreciation enough that you are so respectful in these videos. Too many people deliberately disrespect Judaism and refuse to ask us how we interpret our holy books and act like they know them better than us.
It's astonishing how many people forget that Jesus was a Jew or that the Torah is part of the Old Testament.
@@patrickkeller2193i am astonished at how many people ignore that Hitler was a jew
@@patrickkeller2193he was a Hebrew, not a Jew, not synonymous.
I'm going to disagree here. Just because your a Jew doesn't mean your reading the original translation. Chabad for example is a corrupted Tanakh.
I'm an atheist with a good understanding of all the Abrahamic religions and in my opinion, the ONLY Abrahamic faith that isn't deserving of scorn is Judaism. It's the only narrative that makes sense, where the other two try adding things to the narrative and end up making a mess of it. For example, in both Christianity and Islam, Satan is the Enemy, the adversary of God who led a rebellion against him, etc... However, the people who invented this story and added it to the bible either forgot, or failed to notice that in the Old Testament, God never gave free will to the Angels. In fact, it specifically says that Free Will was a gift that was ONLY given to humans. This means that the whole "Devil is evil" aspect of Christianity and Islam doesn't make ANY sense!
Of course, it's far more compelling, makes for a more romantic story if you tell people "God needs YOU in the fight against evil!" So this lie helped the Christians and Muslims to gain many of their converts, largely because most people similarly overlooked/ never knew that free will was a gift that was ONLY given to humans. This isn't the only such mistake, either. The more you study this stuff, the more obvious it becomes that Christianity was manufactured by men and that there's nothing divine about it. As another example, Jesus fails to fulfil the duties of the Messiah, meaning that the Jews are 100% correct when they say that Jesus is not the messiah. He failed to do ALL of the things that the Messiah was supposed to do during his life. This ALSO means that Jesus is a false prophet. Biblically, a false prophet is anyone who draws worship away from God and since Christians worship Jesus as God, this means Jesus is 100% a False Prophet!
If I were you, I would walk with my head held high when passing Christians and/ or Muslims, content in the knowledge that yours is the only religion that ISN'T filled with embarrassing plot-holes and outright mistakes.
Amazing video as always Metatron!! Your work is always fascinating and thought provoking. I really enjoy how you come at these subjects so as not to makr it any kind of attack on anyones beliefes. Somerimes its very hard to discuss religeion because it can be such a hot button issue!! This way making it about words and language it becomes more neutral. Very well done!!
Utterly fascinating Metatron. Your questions are all shall we say "naturally there", but most of us never noticed. Twelve years of Catholic school education with many encounters with the old testament and literally, we never noticed these questions. Perhaps because we thinking of the writings as religious articles of faith and not historical writings. Really fascinating.
As a native Hebrew speaker I have to tell you you are spot-on! A little note - nowadays the word "tsela" צלע does in fact also mean "rib", probably because of how the bible was translated, but it does also mean "side/edge", but in the bible it said ויקח אחת מצלעותיו meaning God "took one of his edges" which implies that he had more than one, which is probably why many went with "rib" which is one of the edges of the cage that protects our internal organs... But I suppose it could really be any edge... Also considering that the words for "bone" is עצם and "edge/rib" is צלע so it is very similar... These videos are just so exiting and interesting! Thank you so much!
I appreciate how he prefaces each “controversial” topic with a reminder that it’s a linguistic matter and the viewer should believe as they will. Although, I think the audience here isn’t the kind to trigger easily 🫏 or get offended quickly, it’s still a nice gesture.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
I think your videos are interesting, informative, and really make you think. I admire the “you be the judge” approach to your presentations. I always look forward to your videos. As a Christian, thank you.
As a Christian and Biblical Studies major, just wanted to share some thoughts as I watch:
1. Video is overall pretty good, I liked it
2. there are times where it says "the Adam" (likely then "humanity" as a collective) but also time where it is just "Adam" (and individual)
3. So far as I remember, with the whole rib and deep sleep thing, first I think there is some stuff showing it likely meant a full side of a thing (like a cognate in another language that means the side of a temple) and deep sleep might suggest a visionary dream - in other words, Eve is not made of some bone or piece we can identify, rather God gave Adam a symbollic dream to show him Eve's purpouse before introducing her to him.
4. I don't think there is a connection to the idea of Lillith in Adam's response to Eve, rather if we stick strictly to the text, before this we see Adam naming all the animals, and then it is noted how he lacks a partner. So what is more probable is that Adam did not find a partner among all the animals he had named, but when presented with a human woman, "Ah! Behold this is perfect!" kinda thing, y'know
5. Yup. Tselem means "image" or "idol" - hence humanity is God's representatives. I don't think that it connects to DNA, as that would be irrelevant to the original audience/authors; It is a description of purpouse rather than physical qualities (like saying we resemble God physically or something); Same thing goes for the rib thing, and even "Adam was made from dust" are all more likely in cultural context to be about purpouse than physical composition.
6. The Tree of Life being plural probably just is meant to represent the abstract concept of "Life" rather than a plurality of "lives". Totally correct that "ra" can mean both moral evil and bad things/events. Location of the Garden is a tough question, as the text uses both what we might call "literal" and "theological" language (though that need not necessarily be mutually exclusive). A lot of the language is to describe the Garden as a "Sacred Mountain" (a place where God and Humanity could meet). My opinion on a possible location is that the Garden would be where present day Persian Gulf is, for more I recommend looking up the fantastic video by *InspiringPhilosophy*.
7. Yeah, Adam and Eve being the first biological humans is not an interpretation I hold to anymore. Noting the distinct uses of "the adam" (collective ref.) and "adam" (singular ref.), I think it is likely there were multiple humans, of whom Adam was the chief representative, and in that sense the "first". Certainly the first major figure (well, major human figure) of the Biblical narrative.
Interesting, thanks for this
Under 4) Adam was taken to observe/name other humanoids, not elephants and raccoons. There were other humanoids, if you read chapter six you discover god “created” man, then rested on the seventh day/age. On day EIGHT he “created” Adam. I read that many times before I found that an entire group of beings called man were created separately from Adam.
I would like to play a bit of a devil's advocate here with the whole bone part. Firstly I do think that it's quite an interesting way of describing the whole procedure and linking it to modern medicine. I could honestly understand the situation with the iliac crest more than the rib if it were taken into a modern medical setting. Here is the issue I am faced with and might need a bit of more information on:
Yes, the iliac crest is very much a place where bone marrow and stem cell biopsies are taken from, which makes sense in the context of analysis (after all you don't need an entire bone to analyse its marrow). Now if we assume that God is literally taking a curved object, that would mean that this isn't a biopsy but literally a removal or a donation from Adam to Eve. With the iliac crest it would seem like a massive hassle to just remove a part of the damn thing or even the whole structure, given the fact that A): it would be extremely inhibiting towards Adam, as a lot of muscular structures, arteries and nerves run through it and B) it's a massive bone attached by hard ligaments (making it very difficult to remove unless you have some kind of hacksaw). Comparing it to a rib, which is very much rich in bone marrow and stem cells as well (the only reason why biopsies aren't done here is because it's too small, and there is risk of causing a pneumothorax). If it were considered literally taking a piece off of Adam to give to Eve, this body part would seem like the most straightforward and efficient way for cutting and leaving the least amount of scarring for Adam. All you would need to do is cut once and you have the rib. At least if I were to do this procedure, I would 100% prefer to cut off a rib than a piece of iliac crest (for context I am a medical resident). Of course if there is no mention about literally taking out a curved object then the iliac crest is the more straightforward answer for a biopsy and stem cell growth. But I would like your opinion on this, are we considering this to be an organ donor, or a biopsy?
Maybe it's a Just So story for why women have hips while men's are apparently missing.
Man, i love this series, honestly, you are doing great work here, hope to see more!
I really love your channel. What a brilliant observation about Adam being formed before the garden. I seriously doubt I would have picked that out in a million years. Nod and Cain s wife were the very first things I questioned as a young child. I searched for years, and nobody seemed to have an answer. I agree about the Adamites. I haven't read the Bible in several years because I became so disgusted with so many arguments about it among people, and my having opinions that just didn't seem to fit, and many unanswered questions. I think your analysis is causing me want to read it again. Thank you.
NOD is the name of Land - where Cain was exiled to
And there he built the city of Enoch named after his son
THIS IS THE TRUE LOST CITY OF "ATLANTIS"
Atlantis was never the true name.
The "lost city " true name - is the city of Enoch
And it is far from a myth
The city is and was never lost
It was removed from its place - and it will never be found by man
The land of Nod - is what is now called the Caspian Sea
@@anjalE30 Interesting. What v is your reference?
@@stompthedragon4010 the word of God
The holy Spirit
The renewing of the mind
Ppl dont understand
Once u truly give your life to Christ and are reborn of the SPIRIT - WISDOM is REVEALED to you
Faith comes by HEARING - not reading
And hearing by the word of God
He who hath an ear let him HEAR what the spirit says to the church
So much hidden - but a message so plain
If u CHOOSE the way of Christ - seek his kingdom
ALL things WILL be revealed to you
@@stompthedragon4010Yh about Cain's wife this is what Genesis 5 says:
In the verse 3 it says Adam lived 130 years and he had a son in his own likeness named Seth after he was born Adam lived for 800 years and had sons and daughters then dies at 930 years, We all know Seth was born after Abel died and Adam lived for 9 centuries after his creation so many Jewish traditions believed he had 55 children, and we all know that incest was not a sin in that age because Abram's wife Sarah was his half sister, Isaac married Rebecca who was his cousin, Jacob married Leah and Rachel who were his cousins and Moses' mother Jochebed was actually the aunt of Moses father Amram, it was after the exodus that the Lord commanded the Israelites against the close sexual relations, and about the land of Nod that people use as an argument to mean other people existed, let's all remember the author was Moses, so there were 26 generations apart from the time of Adam when he wrote these accounts meaning lands had new names and owners at that time and he gave the account based on what was around them as did Joshua in the book of Joshua chapter 24:2-4 and in Genesis 4 vs 17 it says that Cain was then building a city and he named it after his son Enoch, this is why I agree with some aspect of what Metatron presented but not everything, hope this helped you.
wait. CaC Teberium wars make so much sense now. NOD faction and Cain as its leader. @@anjalE30
Wow... I've been waiting for this kind of information for many years...
I remember a couple of documentaries about the search for Eden.
One came to the conclusion it was in a valley in Iran🇮🇷. A city in modern times, but millennia ago it would have been beautiful and green. A garden indeed.
Second one came to the conclusion it was in the Persian Gulf. Before the Gulf was full of water it was a beautiful, green valley. However, as ice melted and ocean levels rose the valley inevitably flooded, inspiring the biblical flood and Gilgamesh before it.
Please remember I saw these in documentaries.
No archaeological evidence has been discovered… consensus hypotheses is the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
I saw the same documentaries!
There is also speculation that the places named in the creation story were actually, destroyed in the Great Flood. The flood account does say that the landscape was utterly destroyed, with even mountains being raised up and the surface scoured down to bedrock in many places. There is a reason why sedimentary rock is extremely deep in some places today and nonexistent in others!
The theory is that, after the Flood, Noah's family and their descendants named the areas around the ark's landing place after features that looked similar before the Flood.
@@randlebrowne2048 There is ZERO speculation about this as the Biblical flood myth is literally impossible.
Look up “The Heat Problem” with regard to the flood. In short, all the processes of the flood would heat earth to temperatures many times hotter than our sun… earth would literally be another sun, albeit much smaller.
Earth lacks the stellar mass to sustain nuclear fusion… earth would go supernova and would destroy the other planets in the inner solar system as well as the Kuiper Belt. Even if we pretend God-magic prevents the earth from going supernova, earth would be irradiated on par with about 5 quadrillion nuclear weapon detonations per km^2… Hiroshima bomb was about 11 km^2…..
… so earths surface would have the equivalent of 55,000,000,000,000,000 Hiroshima bombs in the same blast radius of Hiroshima.
Even if you ignore the Heat Problem (which is acknowledged by Christian YEC groups), if the earth was covered in water, there’d be constant hyper-tsunamis like in the movie Interstellar, and earths gravity well and rotation would cause earth’s orbit to decay and em earth would be pulled into the sun.
I've been following Mauro Biglino for a while, and I've been hesitant on his theories, but as you said if taken literally it does imply some sort of advanced tech.
The bible itself has similarities with other Indo-European stories, like the Vedas or the Iliad. Interested to see if the similar stories are told outside of the Indo-European languages.
Hi Metatron. I mentioned this in one of your other videos, the one about YHWH, I think, but I feel I must repeat it here also.
As a Jewish-Israeli, I really appreciate all the research you must do for your videos, as well as your pronunciation of Hebrew.
One quick tip when pronouncing Hebrew words, it's similar to French as in the accent is on the last syllable in the word. Ish (pronounced eesh)... Isha (eeshá). Great work, as usual.
Coupling the last thing you said with some other videos I’ve been watching that talk about humans and Neanderthals existing at the same time brings an interesting conclusion to my mind
This is so good! One of your best in the Bible I think, Well done.
I have discussed some of these misconceptions with people before since I work in ministry, and people are very skeptical of some of these misconceptions. This has helped me have more information to properly explain these ideas to those people when the conversation arises.
You put into words what I for a long time believed. I'm a Christian and I believe Adam and Eve were the first homo sapiens, or first humans capable of believeing in God. That's when humans became more than just animals.
Animals 😁🤗🤩😇
That’s very interesting and I’ve never even heard that as a theory.
That's so cool!
I’ve had this same idea too! It was great to hear how a literal interpretation of the text could support this notion
They didnt "become" more, they were created by God as more than just animals. No doubt there were far more advanced apes back then than what exist now, but I dont think we could call them human.
You're an amazing teacher. I am thoroughly enjoying this series. Thank you for all your hard work putting this together. 😊
I started watching your content with a lot of skepticism because I have done a lot of research and my views on scripture are often controversial. I was however, pleasantly surprised to find your content accurate and in line with my own research and view of the scriptures.
God's Word is literal and true. You can put your faith and trust in it because God is faithful and trustworthy.
but the "intellectuals" can never accept that, because "muh science" (which is literally just mostly bought and paid for propaganda from the last 150 years)
I'm a conservative Christian and I'm constantly debating people on the first two chapters (and the next 9). Another reason I agree with you is that Gen 1 ends with man being created and "be fruitful and multiply." Who is God telling since Adam hasn't been created yet? The Garden hasn't even been created.
Also, going back, the early church knew this wasn't completely literal. Augustin and Clement both talked about it. A strict 6 day creation only became a contentious issue in the 1800's.
Hebrew story-telling style was often to give a high-level summary of events; and, then proceed to go into more detail in a second telling of those events. This story-telling method is actually used in many places in the Old Testament.
So what you are saying is that we are all Cylons X^D
I'm glad to have stumbled upon your channel -- as a Theologian and Casual Historian, your content is a great supplement!
Extremely intriguing. I absolutely love this type of linguistic exploration.
This was wonderful! You should do an entire series breaking down the language of Genesis from is roots in the Enuma Elish since it's the basis for all Abrahamic religions. Thank you for this, I loved it!
Super oversimplification.
@@MtRevDr What exactly is oversimplified?
+ ATOM/ADAM - Look at the symbol for ‘Atom’. Three rings with a dot in the center. Now focus on where these three rings interconnect and you’ll notice the image of the six pointed Star of David [Adam]. Now note how this star is not made up of straight lines but of slightly curved “ribs”. Remove one of those ribs and close up the gap and you will have the five pointed star symbol associated with Satan/Helpmeet/Eve. -Want to know more?
@@termination9353 The star of david symbol was in use long before the jewish people adopted it, the same with the swastika, the cross and many others.
@@FellVoice The Bible narrative goes much further back than the existence of “the Jewish people”. Adam and Eve, technically speaking, weren’t Jewish. Noah, Abraham, Isaac technically speaking aren’t Jewish either. Not “adopt”. Inherited.
Conservative Christian who actually believes the Bible here, I've always been fascinated by the idea that the rib or side is actually half of the man's DNA. It is the side of the DNA chain. Or thought differently it's why men have XY but women are only XX chromosomes.
I'll be honest I haven't quite finished the video but I appreciate your even handedness so far.
Great video! Is there any possible etymological link between the word “ra” used to describe the “tree of the knowledge of good and evil” and the Egyptian sun god Ra? Can you make a video specifically about the possible origin of Egyptian deities based on historical texts?
There is zero connection.
I am glad you touched on the cloning aspect for Eve.
This was the conclusion I came to some years ago when meditating on the creation of Adam and Eve. That explanation resolved Romans 5:12 for me, where it states, "Through one man sin entered the World..." That means Adam and Eve had the same base DNA. If that was not the case, Roman's 5:12 would have to read, "Through one man and one woman, sin entered the world."
I very rarely learn something that truly interests me. This right here was an incredible video! As an agnostic, I really appreciate your approach to the translation and interpretation of these ancient texts. You are doing humanity a great service!
This is most excellent, as a lover of language and an adherent to the belief that words, and language, are incredibly important…. Thank you. Bringing clarity to the biblical texts, and bringing such knowledge to a new generation, and those that follow us, is some of the most important work being done.
You make very nice comment Stephen regarding a fascinating branch of vital knowledge.
Cheers.
In fact the comments are very nice.
Interesting take on Cain. In my opinion, I thought Cain was saying he would have a bad reputation going around and someone would try to hunt and kill him or even try to hunt him down in the future. There's also theories that Adam had way more kids even before Abel and Cain which could also make sense with Cain fearing to be hunted down by them because they would had known who he was and try to get revenge. Interesting opinions
THIS.
Caid basically married his sister, or one of his sisters. Cain was already an adult when he killed Abel, and it is obvious that Adam and Eve also had daughters. We don't know how many, but it seems there two sons (Cain and Abel) and some daughters. This could explain why when Set is born, he is the one who inherits everything. And Cain was afraid of been killed by any member of his family, albeit a small one.
@@mercianthane2503 I would think they all married their siblings back then and it was normal. I think families were huge considering the commandment to "Multiply and replenish the Earth" I would think Adam and Eve and their kids took that more seriously. There would have to been a lot of people from Cain as well considering that there was a flood of course not as many now, but I'm pretty sure Cain corrupted his seed and several took after his ways
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Yes, Cain marrying a sister would be fine. Adam and Eve were basically perfect humans, physically and mentally, there was no room, yet, for any negative side effects from inbreeding. It only became and issue after the Flood, once humanity was replenished by the sons of Noah.
I love your interpretation and deep research about the scriptures
I love the way you break down concepts that are so well known. And point out how language and meanings have changed over the millenia. Interpretation of words and languages change a complete story if you don't take that under consideration. Well done!
Wow...my first time to hear you. You are AWESOME...both intellectually and in spirit. Your humilty and honesty are a beaitiful blend of non-offensive teaching...esp combined with your intellectual prowess. Thank you. Namaste!
I went to a Christian school as a child, and was very surprised as an adult when I decided on a whim to actually read Genesis, was very surprised how popular understanding of the stories just don't line up with what the book says.
Yup, it's also worth noting that humanity was created on the 6th day and that Adam was formed after the 7th day. Hope you learned a lot from this.
That's not what it says. Take a look.@@NukeA6
It’s like I’ve found the source I didn’t know I was looking for! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Great video! I like your unbiased approach. You have an approach that i use when studying the Bible. The original language definitely gives a more precise understanding.