The Intention of it All
Mysteries and Misunderstood Scriptures of the Bible Decoded
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Chapter 2:
4) These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,
“This is the family history of the thinking men and their nation when it began, as chronicled by the Lord and His angels when the men He created became the first nation of intelligent men.” This is another possible translation of this passage, using alternate definitions of the Ancient Hebrew.
The first question I assume the reader has is how did I get “thinking man” from “heavens?” Actually, that is one of the easiest to explain, as the Hebrew word for “heavens,” “shamayim,” also translates as “astrologer,” “high man,” or “wise man,” easily verified in any Concordance or Lexicon. The rest falls into place rather easily after that, as the Hebrew word, “erets,” translated as “earth” in the KJV of this passage, also translates as “nation,” or “country.” What I have translated as “His angels,” the Hebrew word, “elohim,” is translated in the KJV as the word “God,” but that word also is used to define the angels, and should be noted it can be translated as “divine judges” or “rulers” as well.
Once these words have been identified and translated using the alternate versions, it loses the quality of being a re-cap of the previous chapter, as it appears to be in the KJV, and takes on the quality of an introductory phrase or sentence leading up to the re-cap of specific elements of the previous chapter, (there is a difference.)
5) And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
“Every cultivated plant, (fruits and vegetables,) existed before it appeared on dry land, as well as every grain, (wheat, barley, and papyrus,) before it grew on dry land: for the Lord and His angels had not caused it to rain upon the earth yet, and there was no life on dry land.”
This passage has many possible translations, but I tend to support the version where plants had not grown on dry land yet, instead existing as genetic potential within the DNA and RNA that made up the chromosomal structure of the bacteria, stromatolites, blue-green algae, and other similar simple plants living in the oceans. This phrase, in combination with the ensuing next two, is a limited recap of the creation story as it pertains to both the Earth, and that which is being described within the following passages of this chapter. (As mankind is of the Earth, only, this chapter only deals with what occurs on the Earth, and only recaps the elements of the Creation Story that pertain to what is written here, therefore, a limited recap.) Thus, it picks up at the third “era,” (or “day,”) of creation, with the establishment of plant life, yet the Venusian-type clouds consisting of CO2 and water vapor encircling the planet had not dissipated yet, and the only life present on Earth were the primitive plants living in the oceans.
6) But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
“There formed in the sky clouds of water about the Earth, and began to rain watering the whole of the face of the ground.”
This passage is a recap of the fourth era of creation, when the clouds of CO2 and water vapor permeating the atmosphere and blotting out the sky dissipated due to the respiration of the newly created and evolved plant life, oxygenating the atmosphere in the process, allowing for clear skies and rainfall. This phrase seems to imply that the water vapor condensed out of the atmosphere first, subsequently allowing for the filtering out of the CO2.
7) And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
“The Lord with His angels slowly evolved humanity from the trace elements present within the soil, and further evolved man through divine innovation to be able to think and reason; and man became Homo Sapiens, (“wise man.”)
This is a continuation of the previous passage, essentially finalizing the recap began with the previous two verses, by recapping the sixth era of creation, (the creation of mammals leading up to the evolution of mankind.) However, the phrase then also adds to the tale an element not present in the previous chapter’s presentation of the creation of the universe and Earth. While the previous chapter relates that humanity was created during the last era of creation, and given the ability to think and reason, here humanity is related to as distinctly receiving a soul, instead of just being implied as such, as was done in the previous chapter.
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About the Book
Within the reader is provided with enlightened versions of selected and some even beloved segments of the Bible that have been previously either translated based on Semite legends, (due to the fact that at the time of translation those were the only historical references available,) or considered “unknowable.” The creation of the universe, earth, and humanity are presented in a manner that falls closer in line with the historical and archeological record as known today, instead of being based on ancient legends and fairy tales. Elements of the Book of Exodus, with passages concerning the 10 commandments and the role of Jethro in the establishment of a democratic form of government, provide the reader with new origins for the judicial and representational branches within our own form of government.
The “unknowable” elements of the Book of Job, concerning the Lord’s reply to Job in the last few chapters of the book, are presented in a manner that not only suggests that it is indeed knowable, but also reasonable and logical as well, providing a description of the universe and earth that belies the level of knowledge available to humanity at its inception. Certain controversial passages of the New Testament are addressed, such as the Magi, the intent behind the Feast at Cana, and Mary Magdalene’s true role in Jesus’ life and ministry, and this is followed with an interpretation of the symbolism found within the Book of Revelations. All in all, the author provides the reader with a new and different take on certain elements of old scriptures.
About the Author
T. C. Ray presents the scriptures in a new and refreshing light, by applying recently uncovered archeological and scientific findings to the Bible, retranslating it from the original Hebrew using these findings and data as his guide, instead of the previously used antiquated Semite legends and fairy tales. His ability to do this brings us the beginnings of a modern version of the scriptures that provides us with an evolving Bible in line with 21st century thought for the dynamic personality of the new millennium.
The author himself is college educated, with a degree in psychology, as well as being a recovering victim of a debilitating spinal cord injury, attained from a 60 foot fall while rock climbing. Being paralyzed at first, this gave the author a lot of free time, during which he spent learning to read Hebrew, where he noticed that when reading the Bible in Hebrew, there were other possible definitions for certain phrases, terms, and words, with most being located in the first several chapters of the Book of Genesis.
This piqued his curiosity, and caused him to then research era-specific applications of the vernacular used in the ancient texts available in the archaic Hebrew, focusing on secular documents written in Hebrew, and their translations. Using this information as a roadmap, he then reexamined first, the Book of Genesis in an alternate manner, followed by subsequent elements of the Bible as well, such as the Books of Exodus and Job. What was uncovered was no less than amazing, and became the basis for this book.