If Genesis is Metaphorical, what's the metaphor?

a good argument. i don't know. but the threat seems have made an impression, even if it was a very ineffective one. please. i'd be very interested. do you wanna go in order? cause otherwise, i'd like to start with genesis 12:10-13:2, 20:1-18, 26:6-17. the three wife-for-sister stories. apparently, the trick worked so well for abraham that he did it twice and is son did it once.basically, our hereos are rewarded for deception. i'd really liek to know where the moral is here.

well, if we're doing them in order, i suggest we skip chanpters 1 and 2, because otherwise, we'll never get anywhere.and i think we've probably adequately covered 3. so lets start at 4?i also suggest we skip the genealogical sections, unless someone can show they actually mean something. i've heard a rumor that the names actually translate to form a sentance, but i haven't bothered checking.

alright. i dunno. whatever you wanna do.i'll play along.

quite. because i for one am convinced that genesis is more likely to be metaphorical than moralistic.

i disagreed at first, because the theme is not present in the actual story. however, the the extra-biblical literature it is. the enoch (watchers), it's azazel giving men TECHNOLOGY that promts the flood, and not the nephilim or men's wicked ways. it's the fact that they now had weapons. i don't recall anything about what noah's neighbors thought. i think that's from a very apocryphal later joke or song or something. it never specifically says what noah did to find favour with the lord either.

my really good link seems to be down at the moment. i'll look for another copy of enoch. it shouldn't be too hard to find.

hey, that's a pretty good link. it's about the same content as what was in my old link that has since disappeared.