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Bible Curious is an exploration into sacred scripture, driven by curiosity. The population of planet Earth is 33% Christian. It's 24% Muslim, and the Qur'an does acknowledge the Bible as Holy Scripture. Between these two faiths, that's over half of Earth's population. If I was an alien coming to this planet for the first time, and I wanted to play a game of “Take Me To Your Leader,” it wouldn't take long before I found this book in my hands. If I want to understand this planet, planet Earth, I need to know what's in this text. To ignore it, or to dismiss it casually, is to cast aside the very underpinnings of western civilization, which is the dominant culture of this planet. I mean, aren't you at least curious about what it actually says? I know I am.

The Great Flood

April 2, 2023

DAY 14 (Genesis 5-8): In composing Genesis, Moses edited together text from multiple written sources. One way to differentiate these sources from each other is to pay careful attention to which words were used to describe God, since not all sources knew of God's personal covenant name "Yahweh". However, when we reach this account of Noah's Ark and the Great Flood, Moses begins to weave together these different accounts with greater intricacy. Because many details of the story are mentioned multiple times, it quickly takes on a disorienting, dream-like quality.

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