by TomG
I am having difficulty understanding how and on what basis you are deriving the meanings of the verses from a free form interpretation of the Hebrew language. I am wondering that if I have difficulty then maybe other subscribers have also. By creatively interpreting the Bible, many people have come up with some fairly controversial ideas and also much errant nonsense. People can and have made the Bible say almost anything they want it to much like Origen did in the 2nd century. Philo also came up with some cocky ideas about the Old Testament. When I started this study on Genesis, I wanted to demonstrate how the first three chapters were absolutely foundational for understanding the entire Bible and much of Christian doctrine. Some of your conclusions about the Hebrew meanings and applying Christ and the Gospel narratives to almost everything is a bit of a stretch for me. You have mentioned a Rabbi as your source for this type of Hermeneutic but I fail to find any other reputable Christian scholar who uses this method. One of the unfortunate consequences of the Protestant Reformation was that people were authorized to come up with their own private interpretations of Sacred Scripture against the admonition of 2 Pet. 1:20 and contrary to the teaching office of the historic Church.